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1 Let's look together
One cat is a single cat. Two cats means more than one. We often add s to a word to show more than one.
Some words need es. One box becomes two boxes. Say the whole word and listen to the extra beat in boxes.
cat → catsdog → dogsbox → boxesbus → buses
Look, point and talk with your adult.
2 Watch how I do it
I start with cat. I add s: cats. I start with box and add es: boxes.
3 Your turn
Write the word for more than one dog. Then read boxes aloud.
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Let's check together
Dogs. Boxes has two beats: box-es.
4 Try it away from the page
Draw one cup and two cups. Label both. With an adult, compare fox/foxes.
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Adult notes · prerequisites, safety and coverage
Prerequisite: read base words. Teach -s/-es through pronunciation and examples; not every English plural follows these patterns.
Read instructions aloud. Word-reading practice must match the child's taught sounds. The phonics pages support, but do not replace, the school's systematic synthetic phonics programme. Shared stories are adult-read unless the child can decode them. Re-read and practise daily.
Read longer words and familiar word endings.
Practise Year 1 spelling patterns, prefixes and endings.