English Language Arts Grade 1 15 min

Irregular plurals: select the word that matches the picture

Irregular plurals: select the word that matches the picture

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Introduction & Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives Identify the picture that shows more than one person, place, or thing. Recognize that some plural nouns do not end in -s or -es. Match a picture of multiple people to the word 'people'. Match a picture of multiple children to the word 'children'. Match a picture of multiple mice to the word 'mice'. Match a picture of multiple feet to the word 'feet'. Look! One mouse 🐭. What do we call two? 🐭🐭 Let's find out! Some words for more than one are special. They don't just add an 's'. We will learn these tricky words and match them to fun pictures! ✨ Real-World Applications Reading storybooks about many people or animals. Telling your friends about the fish you saw. Writing a story about a f...
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary

TermDefinitionExample Person / PeopleOne is a person. 🧍 More than one are people. 🧍‍♀️🧍‍♂️🧍I see three people at the park. Child / ChildrenOne is a child. 🧒 More than one are children. 🧒👧👦The children are playing with blocks. Foot / FeetYou have one foot. 🦶 You have two feet. 🦶🦶My feet are cold! Tooth / TeethA baby has one tooth. 🦷 A grown-up has many teeth.I brush my teeth every morning. Mouse / MiceOne is a mouse. 🐭 More than one are mice. 🐭🐭🐭Three little mice ran by. Fish / FishOne is a fish. 🐠 More than one are also called fish! 🐠🐠Look at all the fish in the tank.
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Key Rules & Conventions

The No 'S' Rule Some words change in a special way for more than one. For words like 'child' or 'foot', we don't add 's'. We use a whole new word! Look and Count Rule Look at the picture. Count how many you see. 🔢 If you see more than one, you need the special plural word.

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Sample Practice Questions

Challenging
The picture shows two men and three women talking. Which pair of words correctly describes the people?
A.mans and womans
B.men and women
C.man and woman
D.mens and womens
Challenging
The picture shows three mice eating. The sentence says: 'The three mouses are hungry.' What is the mistake in the sentence?
A.The word 'three' is wrong
B.The word 'hungry' is wrong
C.The word 'mouses' is wrong
D.The word 'are' is wrong
Challenging
The picture shows several spiky desert plants. What is the word for more than one cactus?
A.cactuses
B.cacti
C.cactus
D.cacties

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