Toes

Quick riddle: How can more than one potato, tomato, or mosquito have toes?

Answer: When you have more than one of a noun that ends with a consonant followed by an "o," you add "es." This would give "toes" to potatoes, tomatoes, and mosquitoes.

There are many musical exceptions to this rule, for example: solos, sopranos, etc.
There are many Mexican food exceptions to this rule, for example: tacos, burritos, etc.

Recitations

Do exercise 5 problems 6 - 10 on page 294 in Writing and Skills for practice changing singular nouns into plural nouns.

Exercise 5
Write the following sentences and change each italicized noun to its plural form. Underline the nouns you make plural.

6. The movie made by the film class will be shown during the afternoon.

7. Near the damp wall of the dungeon, the torch showed the ancient skeleton and pile of bone.

8. When the Jeep broke down high on the mountain trail, the mosquito swarmed around Sylvia as she wept and scratched her bite.

9. The amplified sound of the drum and guitar greatly annoyed the neighbor next door.

10. The wild throw knocked the batter out of the box.



Homework: Memorize recitation poem and share it with a mentor or parent.
Book report due March 31.
Recitation due April 4.