Read & Add and Read & Divide - Adding -s or -es

Q: When should students add -es instead of -s?

Add -es when the word ends in s, sh, x, ch, or z. Otherwise, add -s.

Q: What is the “Read & Add” activity format?

Learners look at each word and choose whether to add -es or -s based on the ending letter(s).

Q: What does the “Read & Divide” activity require students to do?

Students divide each word into the base word and the chosen suffix, either _es or _s, written on the line below.

Oct 22, 2026

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Printable teaching resource with interactive, low-prep activities to practice adding inflected endings to words. Focuses on choosing the correct suffix when words end in s, sh, x, ch, or z (use -es) versus other endings (use -s). Includes word sort and spelling-style practice pages plus “Read & Add” and “Read & Divide” tasks where learners identify the ending rule and separate the base word from the chosen suffix.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages11

Reading Time28 min

AccessFree to download

Read & Add Pages

Read & Add: Adding -s or -es rule

Read & Add word examples (e.g., box, train; cloud, fuss; march, drum)

Read & Divide Pages

Read & Divide: Separate base word and suffix (_es or _s)

Read & Divide word examples (e.g., glasses, storms; towns, kisses; pouches, bikes)

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p. 7 Read & Divide Pages
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© [www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) | Read & Add adding –sor-es © [www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) Read & Add Look at each word. Ask yourself if it ends in an s, sh, x, ch, or z. If it does, add the es suffix. If it ends in any other letter, just add s. s, sh , x, ch , & z | box +
| train +
| | --- | --- | | guess +
| beach +
| | twig +
| flash +
| | couch +
| right +
| | goal +
| watch +
| | check +
| miss +
| © [www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) Read & Add Look at each word. Ask yourself if it ends in an s, sh, x, ch, or z. If it does, add the es suffix. If it ends in any other letter, just add s. s, sh , x, ch , & z | cloud +
| fuss +
| | --- | --- | | leash +
| nail +
| | inch +
| knob +
| | swirl +
| cross +
| | buzz +
| shark +
| | coach +
| mix +
| © [www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) Read & Add Look at each word. Ask yourself if it ends in an s, sh, x, ch, or z. If it does, add the es suffix. If it ends in any other letter, just add s. s, sh , x, ch , & z | march +
| clog +
| | --- | --- | | drum +
| patch +
| | tux +
| braid +
| | rash +
| stamp +
| | hiss +
| fox +
| | week +
| roach +
| © [www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) Read & Divide with –sand-es © [www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) Read & DIVIDE Read each word. Divide it into the base word and either the _es or _s suffix on the line below. | glasses
+ | boats
+ | | --- | --- | | storms
+ | switches
+ | | boxes
+ | dogs
+ | | yards
+ | marshes
+ | | scrubs
+ | bakes
+ | | churches
+ | fixes
+ | © [www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) Read & DIVIDE Read each word. Divide it into the base word and either the _es or _s suffix on the line below. | towns
+ | arches
+ | | --- | --- | | kisses
+ | cakes
+ | | years
+ | taxes
+ | | horns
+ | matches
+ | | bosses
+ | scars
+ | | frizzes
+ | snails
+ | © [www.thisreadingm

FAQs

When should students add -es instead of -s?

Add -es when the word ends in s, sh, x, ch, or z. Otherwise, add -s.

What is the “Read & Add” activity format?

Learners look at each word and choose whether to add -es or -s based on the ending letter(s).

What does the “Read & Divide” activity require students to do?

Students divide each word into the base word and the chosen suffix, either _es or _s, written on the line below.

Oct 22, 2026

Uploaded by Muffet