Rules for –s, -es,, -ies verbs



Rules for –s, -es, -ies verbs

When to use: She/He/It verb + -s, -es, -ies

Don’t use –s, -es, -ies for We/They/You verb

Rule 1: For words that end in ‘o/x/z/s/ch/sh’ add –es

Example: washes, watches, goes

Rule 2: For words that end in a consonant then ‘y’, drop the ‘y’ and add –ies.

Example: fly -> flies, cry -> cries, try -> tries

Rule 3: For all other verbs add –s

Example: works, runs, walks

Write these verbs adding –s, -es, or –ies

1. sing -> He ___________.

2. talk -> She ___________.

3. wash -> He ___________.

4. brush -> It ___________.

5. carry -> She ___________.

6. push -> They ___________.

7. dry -> It ___________.

8. work -> We ____________.

Rules for –ing verbs

am/is/are verb +ing

Rule 1: If the verb ends in ‘e’, drop the ‘e’ and add –ing

Example: write -> writing, type -> typing

Rule 2: If the word ends in a C-V-C (consonant-vowel-consonant), double the last consonant and add –ing*

Example: swim -> swimming, put -> putting

*Rule 2.1: There is an exception for CVC verbs ending in ‘y’.

For example: play -> playing, say -> saying

Rule 3: For all other verbs, add –ing.

Example: call -> calling, talk -> talking

Write these verbs using –ing

1. grow -> I am growing.

2. carry -> They ___ _______ it.

3. dance -> He __ ________.

4. hop -> We ___ _________.

5. skip -> She __ __________.

6. bat -> I __ __________.

7. sit -> We ___ _________.

8. pray -> You ___ _________.

Rules for are/is

Rule 1: If the noun is singular (there is just one) use “is” or “isn’t”.

Example: There is butter. There is an egg.

Rule 2: If the noun is plural and is countable use “are” or “aren’t”.

Example: There are sausages.

Rule 2: If the noun is uncountable always use “is” or “isn’t”.

Example: There is a lot of cheese.

Finish the sentences using is/isn’t or are/aren’t.

1. There _____ some peaches.

2. There _____ some bread.

3. There _____ many eggs.

4. There _____ a lot of lemonade.

5. There _____ any ham.

6. There _____ any tomatoes.

7. There _____ a few steaks.

8. There _____ a little butter.

9. There _____ any cherries.

Rules for much/many/any/some/a few/ a lot of/ a little

Rule 1: If countable, you can use many, any, some, a few, and a lot of.

Example: How many cherries are there? There are a few.

Rule 2: If uncountable, you can use much, any, some, a little, and a lot of.

Example: How much cheese is there? There is some cheese.

Rule 3: Use any to ask if there is one or some, or to say that there is none.

Example: Is there any butter? No, there isn’t any butter.

Use much/many/any/some/a few/a lot of/a little to finish the sentences.

1. There is ______ lemonade.

2. How ______ eggs are there?

3. How ______ bread is there?

4. Is there ______ ham?

5. There are _______ peaches.

6. There aren’t _____ tomatoes.

7. There isn’t ______ fish.

8. There are _____ sausages.

9. There is _______ lemonade.

|Common Nouns |desk, pen, pencil, pencil box, teacher, chair, flower, birds, books |

|Proper Nouns |Teacher Regina, Max, Alpha, Teacher Helen, Sun-tek Elementary, Taiwan, Angry Birds |

|Pronouns |He, She, It, My, Theirs, Ours, We |

|Verbs |am/is/are, run, sing, cry, feel, talk, cook, kick |

|Adjectives |red, blue, green, many, some, ugly, tall, quiet, quick, thin, long, fat, smelly |

|Adverbs |quietly, quickly, slowly, beautifully, neatly, cleanly, carefully |

|Prepositions |Under, below, next to, behind, when |

|Conjunctions |And, so, but, or, because |

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To be:

I am verb+ing.

He/She/It is verb+ing

They/We/You are verb+ing

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