A potato is a vegetable that grows underground.
The idea
Use a potato for one and potatoes for more than one. The plural adds -es.
Examples
- I baked a potato for lunch.
- The potatoes are under the sink.
- We planted potatoes in spring.
- Can you peel this potato?
- The soup needs three potatoes.
- A small potato fell on the floor.
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Do not write potatos: the plural has an extra e.
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Choose the correct word. Put two ___ in the oven. (potato / potatoes)
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potatoes
Two calls for the plural potatoes.
Choose the correct word. There is one ___ in my bag. (potato / potatoes)
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potato
One vegetable takes potato.
Choose the correct word. We baked a vegetable that grows underground. It was a ___. (potato / egg)
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potato
The baked vegetable is a potato.
Practice round
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Choose the correct word. Put two ___ in the oven. (potato / potatoes)
Choose the correct word. There is one ___ in my bag. (potato / potatoes)
Choose the correct word. We baked a vegetable that grows underground. It was a ___. (potato / egg)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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