Grammar CE2

English Grammar CE2

School year 2023/2024

There is and there are

Nouns: Irregular plural

Article "a" or article "an"?

To be and to have

Personal pronouns

Simple present

There is and there are

Main rule

There is a cat ; There is a boy ; There is a tree

there is > 1 thing

There is are 2 cats ; There are 2 boys ; There are 2 trees

there are > 2 things

Watch out for 'f'

Add 'es'

Watch out for 'y'

Nouns ending in s, ss, x, sh, ch or C+o

Nouns ending in f or fe : 'f/fe' = 'ves'

Nouns ending in vowel + y : add 's'

Nouns ending in consonant + y : add 'ies'

bus > buses dress > dresses box > boxes watch > watches

elf > elves calf > calves scarf > scarves knife > knives

Spelling rules

boy > boys key > keys day > days

baby > babies fly > flies story > stories

hero > heroes tomato > tomatoes box > boxes watch > watches

I practice

Nouns: regular plural

Main rule

Just add 's'

hat > hats ; dog > dogs ; girl > girls ; shoe > shoes

Spelling rules

Add 'es'

Watch out for 'f'

Watch out for 'y'

Nouns ending in s, ss, x, sh, ch or C+o

Nouns ending in f or fe : 'f/fe' = 'ves'

Nouns ending in vowel + y : add 's'

Nouns ending in consonant + y : add 'ies'

bus > buses dress > dresses box > boxes watch > watches

elf > elves calf > calves scarf > scarves knife > knives

boy > boys key > keys day > days

baby > babies fly > flies story > stories

hero > heroes tomato > tomatoes box > boxes watch > watches

I practice

Nouns: irregular plural

No change

Different word

sheep > sheep deer > deer series > series fish > fish

woman > women man > men child> children mouse > mice foot > feet goose > geese ox > oxen

Different-word list and no-change list must be known from memory

I practice

Article "a" or article "an"?

"an" + vowel sound

"a" + consonant sound

a dog a book a house a man

an egg an orange an umbrella an elephant

Silent "h"

Letter "u"

Use an with hour, honour, honest and heir

If the letter "u" is pronounced as "you", use "a"

a uniform a university a unit a unicorn

To be and to have

To be

To be

Long form

Short form

Long form

Short form

I've you've he/she/it's we've you've they've

I have you have he/she/it has we have you have they have

I am you are he/she/it is we are you are they are

I'm you're he/she/it's we're you're they're

Personal pronouns

A pronoun takes the place of a noun.

Pronoun it

Use it for animals and non-living things.

Luke has a cat, it is beautiful. They have a new car. It is blue.

Simple present

Main use

Repeated actions, general facts

I go to the swimming pool every Saturday. Water boils at 100°C.

Verb form

Use the base form with I, you, we and they

I work on Mondays ; You run fast ; We love singing ; They bloom in spring

Add "S" with he, she, and it

He reads novels ; She likes blue ; It jumps high

Spelling rules when adding "s"

Adding "s": spelling rules

You learnt these rules on the plural lesson.

Add 'es'

Watch out for 'y'

Verbs ending in s, ss, x, sh, ch, z, zz or o

Verbs ending in vowel + y : add 's'

Verbs ending in consonant + y : add 'ies'

mix > She mixes wash > The boy washes watch > He watches go > he goes fix > she fixes

fly > It fliescry > he cries

play > He plays stay > She stays buy > She buys

Problem 2

I take 12 blocks to build a tower. How many blocks do I take to build 5 towers?

Problem 3

In a train there are 672 passengers. 219 passengers get off at the first stop. How many passengers are there in the train now?

Problem 4

Luke buys a computer for €899, a printer for €249 and headset for €59. How much does Luke pay in total for his computer, his printer and his keybord?

Problem 5

Mary, Lucy and John share 18 marbles. How many marbles does each child have?

Problem 6

A blue rope is 68 cm long. The red rope is 25 cm longer. How long is the red rope?