Adding -ful to words (shorty)
She fixes then varnishes old wooden boxes then drinks two glasses of wine while she watches some quizzes on TV.
In this revision lesson, we're looking at the adding -es to the end of words rule, and it's one of the easiest rules to remember and use.
Can you remember which end letters we add -es to to make plurals and third person verbs? Look at the sentence above to remind you.
Add -es to words ending in s, ss, sh, ch, x, z to make plurals and third person verbs (he she it)
I have 3 watches. (plural)
She/He/It watches TV every morning. (Third person verb)
bus — buses
atlas — atlases
gas — gases
address — addresses
business — businesses
wash — washes
varnish — varnishes
bench — benches
peach — peaches
box — boxes
fox — foxes
fix — fixes
waltz — waltzes
buzz — buzzes
quiz — quizzes (Notice quizzes also has the 1:1:1 doubling up rule remember that lesson?)
But like all spelling rules there are always exceptions to the rule.
If the -ch ending is pronounced with a "k" sound, you add -s not -es:
stomach — stomachs
epoch — epochs
Check out my Spelling Rules Course on Udemy. Example of a spelling test video below.
Try the spelling test below. Keep revising, reviewing and repeating to remember.
How did you get on with the spelling test?