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Study the word list: Adding -es to nouns and verbs

The suffix -es is used after words ending in s(s), ch, sh and z(z), and when y is replaced by i. Letters and Sounds, Phase Six.

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buses British English spelling 		Our village has only three buses a day.
passes 		The train passes our house every hour.
benches 		There were wooden benches to sit on.
catches 		John catches the train to work.
rushes 		She rushes to be first in line for lunch.
buzzes 		My alarm clock buzzes very loudly.
babies 		Babies are dependent on their mothers for food.

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