Editing Invitation

Invitation to Notice

The foreman agreed to do it and put his three best men on the job.

The line was cut and the two boatmen rowed with all their strength, fighting the fierce current that quickly stole the barrel away.

As the two men pulled their oars, she could hear the falls’ loud and angry roar, even from a mile away.

Excerpt from Queen of the Falls by Chris Van Allsburg

Invitation to Notice

One child from my street goes to the daycare on the corner. Lots of the other children from my neighborhood go, too.

We caught a fish in the lake by our house. The man next door caught a whole bucket of fish.

The goose waddled toward us, hoping we would have food. Then all of the other geese started moving, too.

The man told us a story and then all the adults started telling stories.

Invitation to Notice

She stuck scarves in her bag to give to the other wives.

I told my stories and men.

about the children, ladies, Jen watched deer and calves distant meadow.

graze in the

Bonus Information

Typically a noun is changed from the singular form to the plural form by adding –s or –es to the end of the word. However, some nouns in English have irregular plural forms. Singular (one) one child one tooth one mouse one fish Irregular Plural (more than one)  two children    two teeth two mice two fish (no change)

Bonus Information

When a common noun ends in a consonant + y, form the plural by changing they y to i and adding es.

Singular (one) story sky bunny    Irregular Plural (more than one) stories skies bunnies Singular nouns ending in f or fe have special rules for making them plural.

Nouns ending in f or fe Singular (one) Irregular Plural (more than one)

F sounds like f in the plural F sounds like v in the plural safe roof half leaf

   

safes roofs halves leaves

Bonus Information

Check out these other irregular nouns!

Singular (one) man child ox cactus goose woman mouse foot sheep aircraft moose            Irregular Plural (more than one) men children oxen cacti geese women mice feet sheep aircraft moose

Invitation to Imitate

Imitate a sentence containing an irregular plural noun: A bunch of _____________ saw amazing __________________.

(plural irregular) (plural irregular) Many ___________________ have _________________________ (plural irregular) (plural irregular) and _______________________ in their homes.

(plural irregular) Challenge: _____ watched the ______ ___ around on/in the ____ _____.

(Proper Noun) (plural irregular) (verb) (adjective) (noun-place)

Invitation to Celebrate

Share your sentences. Is there a place where your sentence can be inserted into your writing?

Invitation to Write

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Using a current piece of your own writing, notice your own use of irregular plural nouns.

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Where can you add nouns to make your writing more clear?

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Have you made your irregular nouns plural in the correct way?

Invitation to Compare

Uncle Fred was fixing the sheds’ roofs while Grandpa was spreading straw for the calves.

Uncle Fred was fixing the sheds’ rooves while Grandpa was spreading straw for the calves.

Uncle Fred was fixing the sheds’ roofs while Grandpa was spreading straw for the calfs.

Uncle Fred was fixing the sheds’ roofs while Grandpa was spreading straw for the calves.

Test Talk: We Try Together!

(1) It was a normal day on the farm. (2) My two aunts came from the garden with apronsfull of ripe tomatoes. (3) Farmers’ wives are always busy. (4) Uncle Fred was fixing the sheds’ roofs. (5) Grandpa and my brother were spreading straw for the calves. (6) After our meal at the end of the day, which included loafs of homemade bread and jam, Grandpa brought out his banjos. (7) We had some music and soloes besides the sing-alongs. (8) Finally, Uncle Fred told the stories we’d all waited for – the ones about the rodeos he’d ridden in.

2. What change, if any, can be made to sentence 6?

A. Delete the comma after day B. Change day to days C. Change loafs to loaves D. Change banjos to banjoes

Test Talk: We Try Together!

(1) It was a normal day on the farm. (2) My two aunts came from the garden with apronsfull of ripe tomatoes. (3) Farmers’ wives are always busy. (4) Uncle Fred was fixing the sheds’ roofs. (5) Grandpa and my brother were spreading straw for the calves. (6) After our meal at the end of the day, which included loafs of homemade bread and jam, Grandpa brought out his banjos. (7) We had some music and soloes besides the sing-alongs. (8) Finally, Uncle Fred told the stories we’d all waited for – the ones about the rodeos he’d ridden in.

1. What change, if any, can be made to sentence 2?

A. Change aunts to auntes B. Change garden to gardenes C. Change tomatoes to tomatos D. No change needed for sentence 2.

Test Talk: We Try Together!

(1) It was a normal day on the farm. (2) My two aunts came from the garden with apronsfull of ripe tomatoes. (3) Farmers’ wives are always busy. (4) Uncle Fred was fixing the sheds’ roofs. (5) Grandpa and my brother were spreading straw for the calves. (6) After our meal at the end of the day, which included loafs of homemade bread and jam, Grandpa brought out his banjos. (7) We had some music and soloes besides the sing-alongs. (8) Finally, Uncle Fred told the stories we’d all waited for – the ones about the rodeos he’d ridden in.

3. What change, if any, can be made to sentence 7?

A. Change soloes to solos B. Change sing-alongs to sings-alongs C. Change soloes to

soloe’s

D. No change needed for sentence 7.

Test Talk: I Try It!

(1) There are many children at the school but one child, Ben, has a problem. (2) The man in his family love to play and watch sports. (3) Ben doesn't like sports! (4) He likes drawing. (5) He likes drawing farm animals like cows and pigs and white, woolly sheeps. (6) He likes drawing wild animals like wolfs and foxes. (7)He can't draw heads and legs but he can draw hands and feet.

1. What change, if any, can be made to sentence 2?

A. Change family to families B. Change watch to watches C. Change man to men D. Make no change to sentence 2.

Test Talk: I Try It!

(1) There are many children at the school but one child, Ben, has a problem. (2) The man in his family love to play and watch sports. (3) Ben doesn't like sports! (4) He likes drawing. (5) He likes drawing farm animals like cows and pigs and white, woolly sheeps. (6) He likes drawing wild animals like wolfs and foxes. (7)He can't draw heads and legs but he can draw hands and feet.

2. What change, if any, can be made to sentence 5?

A. Change animals to

animals’

B. Add a comma after cows C. Add a comma after pigs D. Change sheeps to sheep

Test Talk: I Try It!

(1) There are many children at the school but one child, Ben, has a problem. (2) The man in his family love to play and watch sports. (3) Ben doesn't like sports! (4) He likes drawing. (5) He likes drawing farm animals like cows and pigs and white, woolly sheeps. (6) He likes drawing wild animals like wolfs and foxes. (7)He can't draw heads and legs but he can draw hands and feet.

3. What change, if any, can be made to sentence 6?

A. Add a comma after animals B. Change wolfs to wolves C. Change foxes to foxs D. Change foxes to fox