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Word Sort Sort the list words according to the typeof plural.

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1. wolves2. knives3. feet4. men5. children6. women7. sheep8. heroes

9. scarves10. rruce11. geese12. cuffs13. elves14. banjos15. halves

Challenge Words16. loaves17. beliefs18. tomatoes19. potatoes20. tornados

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~+ Home Home Activity Your child is learning to spell irregular plurals. To practice at home, say the singular~ form of each list word and have your child say the plural form of the word.

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wolveswomengeese

knivessheepcuffs

feetheroeselves

menscarvesbanjos

childrenmicehalves

Seeing Relationships Write list words to complete the comparisons.

1. arms and hands, legs and __

2. cats and lions, dogs and __

3. feet and shoes, necks and __

4. milk and cows, wool and __

5. boys and girls, men and __

6. tubas and trumpets, violins and __

7. grown and adults, young and __

8. fur and rabbits, feathers and __

9. leaders and followers, cowards and __

10. four and fourths, two and __

Rhyming Plurals Write a list word that rhymeswith the underlined word.

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]1. The on my coat look like puffs of fur. 11. _

12. The in this story live on toy shelves. 12. _

13. We've found in the garage twice. 13. _

14LThe put the cattle back in the pen. 14. _

15. They carry on dives in dangerous 15. _water.

~~om;$ Home Activity Your child spelled plural words. Name a list word. Ask your child to explain how4 the plural was formed.

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Proofread Words Fill in a circle to show which wordis spelled correctly. Write the word.

6. Two musicians played for the square dance. 6. _o banjoes 0 banjos 0 banjoys

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Proofread a Report Robbie wrote a report about theclass field trip. Circle four misspelled words. Writethem correctly. Write the verb Robbie should haveused in his second sentence.

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wolvesknivesfeetmenchildrenwomensheepheroes

scarvesIIllce

geesecuffs

.elvesbanjoshalves

8. The __ helped the shoemaker with his work.o elves 0 elfs 0 elvies

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10. The police officers were 10. _o herros 0 heroes 0 heros

Sc~1+ Home Home Activity Your child identified misspelled plurals. Say the singular form of a list word.~ -F*___ Ask your child to spell the plural.

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Irreg lar I as" Spelling Words

wolves knives feet men childrenwomen sheep heroes scarves micegeese cuffs elves banjos halves

Classifying Write a list word from the box that belongs in each group.

I. lamb, ewe, _ 1. geese2. forks, spoons, _ 2. men3. boys, sons, _ 3. feet4. toes, ankles,_ 4. sheep5. ducks, swans, _ 5. women6. daughters, girls, _ 6. knives

r>Word Search Puzzle Read the singular form of the word in the box below.Circle the plural of the word in the puzzle.

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hero b · . h .a a a n j v e r 0 C m

child r f a c wo ~ e h a ~ e mscarf v 0 i e em B c S wo r f

b b f f .cuff e n c u s j mo u

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1c~~omt3 Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell plural words. Ask your child to name the three

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