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11Free Singular and Plural Nouns Worksheets for Grade 1

Eleven free singular and plural nouns worksheets for first grade, set out in the order a child learns them: first telling one from more than one, then choosing between s and es, then spelling plurals and finally using them in sentences. Every sheet sticks to regular plurals, which is where the first grade standard sits, so tricky words like mice and children can wait for second grade.

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  1. One or More? Singular Plural Worksheet for 1st Grade
  2. Match It Up Singular Plural Worksheet for First Grade
  3. Does It Match? Singular Plural Worksheet for 1st Grade
  4. Read and Draw Singular Plural Worksheet for First Grade
  5. Which Ending? S or ES Singular Plural Worksheet Grade 1
  6. Add S or ES Singular Plural Worksheet for Grade 1
  7. Trace and Write Singular Plural Worksheet for Grade 1
  8. S or ES Word Sort Singular Plural Worksheet for Grade 1
  9. Singular Plural Picture Chart Worksheet for First Grade
  10. Singular Plural Sentences Worksheet for 1st Grade
  11. Singular and Plural Review Worksheet for Grade 1
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One or More? Singular Plural Worksheet for 1st Grade

First look · 10 minutes · Grade 1
One or More? Singular Plural Worksheet for 1st Grade worksheet preview

Twelve picture cards, each with the singular and plural written underneath. A child counts what is in the picture and circles the word that fits: frog or frogs, box or boxes.

Why it comes first Nothing to write. The only question is one or more, so a child can grasp the idea before any spelling is asked of them.
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Match It Up Singular Plural Worksheet for First Grade

First look · 10 minutes · Grade 1
Match It Up Singular Plural Worksheet for First Grade worksheet preview

Six singular pictures on one side, six plural pictures on the other, and a line to draw between each pair: car to cars, walrus to walruses.

Why it works Seeing the two forms side by side shows exactly what gets added to the end, and that some words get more letters than others.
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Does It Match? Singular Plural Worksheet for 1st Grade

Checking · 10 minutes · Grade 1
Does It Match? Singular Plural Worksheet for 1st Grade worksheet preview

Eight pictures, each with one word. The child decides whether the word matches the picture and circles yes or no.

Worth talking through The sandbox card. The word says sandboxes but there is only one, and catching that means reading right to the end of the word.
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Read and Draw Singular Plural Worksheet for First Grade

Checking · 15 minutes · Grade 1
Read and Draw Singular Plural Worksheet for First Grade worksheet preview

Six words and six empty boxes. A singular word gets one drawing, a plural word gets more than one.

Watch for Dress. It ends in s but it is only one, which makes it the perfect way to show that s at the end does not always mean more.
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Which Ending? S or ES Singular Plural Worksheet Grade 1

S or es · 10 minutes · Grade 1
Which Ending? S or ES Singular Plural Worksheet Grade 1 worksheet preview

Eight picture cards, each with a singular word and two circles, s and es. The child circles the ending that makes it plural.

Why it is here It isolates the one choice that trips children up, which ending to use, before they have to spell the whole word.
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Add S or ES Singular Plural Worksheet for Grade 1

S or es · 10 minutes · Grade 1
Add S or ES Singular Plural Worksheet for Grade 1 worksheet preview

Eight picture rows where the child writes the word for more than one. Pig, cake, boat and rabbit add s; brush, bench, watch and dress add es.

Try this Say brushs and watchs out loud. Hearing how wrong they sound is often the quickest way for a child to feel why es is there.
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Trace and Write Singular Plural Worksheet for Grade 1

Spelling · 10 minutes · Grade 1
Trace and Write Singular Plural Worksheet for Grade 1 worksheet preview

Six nouns with a picture, a dotted plural to trace, then a blank line to write it again without help.

Use it when A child knows the rule but freezes at the spelling. Tracing foxes and dishes first makes the extra e feel familiar.
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S or ES Word Sort Singular Plural Worksheet for Grade 1

Spelling · 15 minutes · Grade 1
S or ES Word Sort Singular Plural Worksheet for Grade 1 worksheet preview

Ten words in a word bank to sort into an add s column and an add es column, writing each plural as it goes.

Worth pointing out The bank splits five and five. If one column fills up with seven words, something went into the wrong one, which is a quiet self-check.
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Singular Plural Picture Chart Worksheet for First Grade

Spelling · 15 minutes · Grade 1
Singular Plural Picture Chart Worksheet for First Grade worksheet preview

A chart of eight nouns, each shown once and then two or three times. The child writes the plural and then colors the pictures.

Why it works Four words add s and four add es, so the chart teaches the rule by showing it rather than stating it.
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Singular Plural Sentences Worksheet for 1st Grade

In sentences · 15 minutes · Grade 1
Singular Plural Sentences Worksheet for 1st Grade worksheet preview

Eight short sentences with a blank, a picture clue and two word choices. The child writes the singular or plural noun that fits.

Why it matters This is where the first grade standard wants plurals: in sentences, matched to words like two and some and to verbs like is and are.
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Singular and Plural Review Worksheet for Grade 1

Review · 15 minutes · Grade 1
Singular and Plural Review Worksheet for Grade 1 worksheet preview

Write the plural of eight nouns, then circle the right word to finish six sentences. No pictures, so it shows what a child can do on their own.

Why it ends the set It pulls the whole set together on one page, which makes it a good end of week check or a take-home sheet.

One more thing.

If your kids finish a unit and you're not sure what to do next, my honest advice: don't move on yet. Spend a week mixing these in as warm-ups. Fluency isn't a unit, it's a habit, and the sheet that builds it is usually the one they ask to do again.

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