Third Person Singular 's' Ending Spelling Exercises and Rules for the Present Simple
Level: 🟡A2
In English, the third person singular ends with an ‘s’ like this:
▪️I speak
▪️You speak
▪️We speak
▪️He speaks
▪️She speaks
▪️It speaks
▪️They speak
This is quite easy to understand and practice because most verbs end with ‘s’. However, some verbs are written differently and end with ‘es’ or ‘ies’, like this:
▪️He watches ▪️He studies ▪️He fixes
Review the spelling rules for the third person singular
Rule 1
Most verbs simply end with ‘s’ in the 3rd person.
I speak ➡️ He speaks
Rule 2
When a verb ends with:
▪️ss ▪️sh ▪️ch ▪️x ▪️ o
then you have to add ‘es’.
I watch ➡️ He watches
Rule 3
When a verb ends with a consonant and a ‘y’, then you have to add ‘ies’.
I try ➡️ He tries
Rule 4
But when a verb ends with a vowel and a ‘y’, you just add an ‘s’.
I pay ➡️ He pays
💡It might seem like a lot to remember, but it’s not that bad! The more you read English and practice exercises, the more natural they will become to you in your writing.
Exercise 1
Practice the exercises below to test your ability.
Exercise 2
Here are 25 more exercises to help you practice more.
