Virginia SOL 2.LU.1.C
The Standard
Form and use regular and frequently occurring irregular plural nouns (e.g., men, teeth).
Virginia Standards of Learning for English · Grammar
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students change singular nouns into plural nouns and use them correctly in sentences. They add -s or -es for regular plurals and recall common irregular forms such as men, teeth, mice, and children.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student correctly forms regular plurals such as cats and boxes, plus common irregular plurals such as children and teeth. The student uses each form correctly in a sentence.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may add -s to every noun, producing forms such as tooths, mans, or childs. They may use apostrophes for plurals or overapply irregular forms, such as feets.
How to Assess It
- Give an exit ticket: Write the plurals of cat, box, child, tooth, and mouse. Use two of the plural nouns in sentences.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Match toy objects with noun cards, such as one shell and two shells, one tooth and two teeth, or one child and two children.
Discuss this prompt: Why do we say teeth instead of tooths, but cats instead of cat?
Play plural bingo by calling singular nouns while students cover the matching plural forms on their boards.
Survey classmates about lost teeth, then write two sentences reporting the results with tooth and teeth used correctly.
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Related Standards
- 1.LU.2.C
Use conventional spelling of words with commonly taught spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words.
- 1.LU.1.B
Form regular plural nouns orally by adding ‘s’ or ‘es’ sound.
- 4.LU.1.F
Use standard noun-pronoun agreement when speaking and writing.
- 3.LU.1.D
Form and use regular and irregular verbs when speaking and writing.
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