Spelling Rule -2 :: When action words end with an 'sh' , 'ch' , 'ss' . 'x ' or a 'z' ans 'es' is added to make the present tense.


Spelling Rule Two : āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāύ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ ⧍


Rule (āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ)


When an action word (verb) ends with -sh, -ch, -ss, -x, or -z, we add -es (not just -s) to make the


present tense (3rd person singular). āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•ā§°ā§āĻŽāϏ⧂āϚāĻ• āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ (verb) -sh, -ch, -ss, -x, āĻŦāĻž -zāϤ


āĻļ⧇āώ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ **present tense (he/she/it)**āϤ -es āϝ⧋āĻ— āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Examples (āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ)



  • catch → catches, relax → relaxe , sreach → reaches , cross → crosses , wax → waxes ,

  • fish → fishes


Try Yourself – Answers


1. buzz → ? Ans: buzzes
Explanation: ends with “z” → add -es . āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “z”āϤ āĻļ⧇āώ → -es āϝ⧋āĻ—


2. watch → ? Ans: watches
Explanation: ends with “ch” → add -es. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “ch”āϤ āĻļ⧇āώ → -es


3. push → ? Ans: pushes
Explanation: ends with “sh” → add -es . āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “sh”āϤ āĻļ⧇āώ → -es


4. tax → ? Ans: taxes
Explanation: ends with “x” → add -es . āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “x”āϤ āĻļ⧇āώ → -es


5. pass → ? Ans: passes
Explanation: ends with “ss” → add -es . āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “ss”āϤ āĻļ⧇āώ → -es


6. fix → ? Ans: fixes
Explanation: ends with “x” → add -es . āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “x”āϤ āĻļ⧇āώ → -es


Tip (āϟāĻŋāĻĒāĻ›) : sh, ch, ss, x, z → add “es”