Rules for adding -(e)s ending

There're few very simple rules for adding -(e)s  endings. Mostly they are about spelling.

So here we go!!!

While adding -(e)s look carefully at the final letter of a verb. It hepls to understand whether to use -es or just -s is enough in Present Simple.

• ending in consonant:
• drink - drinks
• swim - swims
• talk - talks
• ending in -e: 
• love - loves
• move - moves
• practise - practises
• ending in -ch, -tch, -sh, -ss, -x (-es is pronounced as /iz/):
• teach - teaches
• watch - watches
• wish - wishes
• ending in -y:
• try - tries
• fry - fries
• cry - cries
• play - plays
• annoy - annoys
• convey - conveys
• ending in -o:
• go - goes
• do - does
• echo - echoes

Here  you can find a worksheet with exercises.