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 āĻā§āύ⧠āĻā§°ā§āĻŽāϏā§āĻāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ (verb) -sh, -ch, -ss, -x, āĻŦāĻž -zāϤ
āĻļā§āώ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤā§āύā§āϤ⧠**present tense (he/she/it)**āϤ -es āϝā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Examples (āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°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§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: “z”āϤ āĻļā§āώ → -es āϝā§āĻ
2. watch → ? Ans: watches
Explanation: ends with “ch” → add -es. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: “ch”āϤ āĻļā§āώ → -es
3. push → ? Ans: pushes
Explanation: ends with “sh” → add -es . āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: “sh”āϤ āĻļā§āώ → -es
4. tax → ? Ans: taxes
Explanation: ends with “x” → add -es . āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: “x”āϤ āĻļā§āώ → -es
5. pass → ? Ans: passes
Explanation: ends with “ss” → add -es . āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: “ss”āϤ āĻļā§āώ → -es
6. fix → ? Ans: fixes
Explanation: ends with “x” → add -es . āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: “x”āϤ āĻļā§āώ → -es
Tip (āĻāĻŋāĻĒāĻ) : sh, ch, ss, x, z → add “es”