Spelling Rules for Adding S or ES to Verbs
1) Generally, “S” is added to most verbs.
|
+ S |
|
|
Call |
Calls |
|
Send |
Sends |
|
walk |
walks |
- My father calls
me every night.
- He sends his son
pocket money on the 1st of every month.
- Ali walks for 1
hour every morning.
2). If the verb ends in an E we add just “S”.
|
+S |
|
|
Like |
Likes |
|
Write |
Writes |
|
Live |
Lives |
- He likes taking
tea at four o’clock.
- She writes so
cleanly and neatly.
- Ali lives in the city and his friend lives in the village.
3). When the verb ends in S, SH, CH, O, X or Z, we add -ES to the
verb.
|
+ES |
|
|
Kiss |
Kisses |
|
Wash |
Washes |
|
Catch |
Catches |
|
Go |
Goes |
|
Fix |
Fixes |
|
Quiz |
Quizzes |
- My mother kisses
Alina when she leaves for school.
- She washes
dishes after lunch.
- A cricket player
catches a ball in a better way.
- He goes to the hill
on a trip with friends.
- He is a
mechanic, so he fixes his car himself.
- She quizzes her
students every Monday.
4). When the verb ends in a VOWEL + Y, we add S to the verb.
|
+ S |
|
|
Pay |
Pays |
|
Delay |
Delays |
|
Pray |
Prays |
- He pays his
bills before the due date.
- She herself delays the meeting every time.
- Being a Muslim
he prays five times a day.
5). When the verb ends in a CONSONANT + Y, we change Y to I and
add ES to the verb.
|
+ ES |
|
|
Dry |
Dries |
|
Fry |
Fries |
|
Fly |
Flies |
- He dries his
hands with a small towel.
- She fries
potatoes for me.
- It flies here
and there and I like it very much.
