Spelling Patterns — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which is the correct plural of 'box'?
A) boxs
B) boxes
C) boxies
D) boxxes
Words ending in x take -es to form the plural, so box becomes boxes.
2. Which is the correct plural of 'baby'?
A) babys
B) babyes
C) babies
D) babiess
Baby ends in a consonant plus y, so change y to i and add -es to get babies.
3. Which is the correct plural of 'bush'?
A) bushs
B) bushees
C) bushes
D) bushies
Words that end in sh add -es to form the plural, so bush becomes bushes.
4. Which is the correct plural of 'key'?
A) kies
B) keyes
C) keys
D) keyies
When a word ends in a vowel plus y, we just add -s, so key becomes keys.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. The farmer fed his two ponies in the field.
Pony ends in a consonant plus y, so we change y to i and add -es to make ponies.
2. She packed three lunches for the class trip.
Lunch ends in ch, so we add -es to form the plural lunches.
3. There are many boys on the playground today.
Boy ends in a vowel plus y, so we simply add -s to make boys.
4. We picked red berries from the bush outside.
Berry ends in a consonant plus y, so change y to i and add -es to get berries.
5. Two little foxes were sleeping in the barn.
Fox ends in x, so we add -es to form the plural foxes instead of just -s.