buzz -' bueass
If a word ends in a consonant + -y, change the y to -i and add -es.
RFKCHS (INCORRECT: flyS)Final -s/-es
ENL: Name: ___________________
If a word ends in a vowel + -y, simply add -s.**
(INCORRECT: Daier or Dayes)
using final -s
f) go + 1. plural
goes N-s
IgowZ, The singular forms of the verbs go, do, and have are irregular.
do 2. 3rd person
+ does /dad singular S. +V-s
have + has hed
using -es L
1. ch/sh/s/x/z+es
*See Chart [Link]
more informtion
+y—> iesabout the pronunciation of final 4 - e s
**Vowels = a, e,*irregular: goes, does,
i, o, u. Consonmts hasother letten in the alphabet.
= all
EXERCISE 16. Simple present verbs: using final 41-ES. (Charts 1-4 and 1-5)
Directions: Underline the verb in each sentence. Add final -81-os to the verb if necessary.
Do not change any other words.
1. A dog M. + bavks
I
2. Dogs m. + OK (no change)
3. Wood float on water.
4. Rivers flow toward the sea.
5. My mother worry about me.
6. A student buy a lot of books at the beginning of each term.
7. Airplanes fly all around the world.
8. Mr. Wong teach Chinese at the university.
9. The teacher ask us a lot of questions in class every day.
10. Mr. Cook watch game shows onTV every evening.
RFKCHS ENL: Final -s/-es Name: ___________________
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12. Cats usually sleep eighteen hours a day.
13. The front page of a newspaper contain the most important news of the day.
14. Water freeze at 32OF (O•‹C)and boil at 212•‹F(lOO•‹C).
15. [Link] never cross the street in the middle of a block. She always walk to the
corner and use the pedestrian walkway.
16. Many parts of the world enjoy four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
Each season last three months and bring changes in the weather.
EXERCISE 17. Simple present verbs: using final 41-ES. (Charts 1-4 and 1-5)
Directionc Count aloud around the class to the number 24. Find your number(s) in the
exercise list, and write the words that appear beside it on a slip of paper. Then close your
book.
Walk around the classroom and read your words aloud to classmates. You are looking
for the other half of your sentence.
When you find the person with the other half, combine the information on your two
slips of paper into a sentence. Write the sentence on the chalkboard or on a piece of
paper. Make changes in the verb if necessary.
Exatnple (using item 1 and 8): A star shines in the sky at night.
1. astar 13. a hurricane
2. causes air pollution 14. produce one-fourth of the world's
3. stretch when you pull on it coffee
4. a hotel 15. oceans
5. newspaper ink 16. use i n long trunk like a hand to pick
6. supports a huge variety of marine life things up
