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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