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Some plural nouns that don't end in S:
- alumni
- amoebae
- bacteria
- cacti
- children
- criteria
- data
- feet
- formulae
- geese
- media
- men
- mice
- moose
- octopi
- oxen
- people
- phenomena
- sheep
- teeth
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoNouns ending with -s, -x, -z, -ch, and -sh add -es to form their plural. Examples:
- boss; bosses
- box; boxes
- waltz; waltzes
- watch; watches
- dish; dishes
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∙ 15y agoMany English words taken directly from Latin end in ~i. For example, radius is singular, but the plural is radii -- Other words are already plural - like sheep,
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∙ 12y agoFurniture. Staff. Data. People. Mice. Deer. Feet. Sheep.
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∙ 13y agohomework and food...
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Noun ending in o and add es?
Unfortunately there is no simple rules for using 's' or 'es' to change nouns ending in 'o' into the plural form.Examples of nouns ending in 'o' that add 'es' to form the plural are:echoesheroesmosquitoespotatoestomatoestorpedoesvetoes
What is the plural of elephant t?
Elephants is the plural of elephant. Some plurals are made by adding an s to them, some of them by es, some of them have f which change to v with es.
Do I use 's after a word ending in s?
Not if it is a simple plural. Simple plurals do not require an appostrophe.
What is the meaning of a cavity?
The plural of cavity is cavities.The rule for plurals of words ending with a consonant + yis to change the y to an i and add es.Other examples:baby, babiesparty, partiesThe plurals of proper names ending with consonant + y is to just add s.e.g.Kennedy, KennedysJuly, Julys
How do you spell the plural form of valley?
The plural is valleys.Unlike nouns ending in -y (ally, spy), English nouns ending in -ay or -ey form regular S plurals.
Why do some plurals end in Es and some end in s?
Plurals ending in "es" are typically used for nouns that end in s, sh, ch, x, or z sounds, to maintain the correct pronunciation. Plurals ending in just "s" are more common and used for most other nouns.
What are the plurals for words ending with o?
Plurals for words ending in o can end in -os or -oes. For example, "potato" becomes "potatoes" and "photo" becomes "photos". It depends on the specific word and its language of origin.
What is the Plural proper noun possessive on names ending with ES?
The possessive of all English plurals ending in -s is formed by adding an apostrophe after the final s: the Joneses' house. (Do not mistake singulars that end in -s, like Jones or Charles for plurals).
What is the rule for forming plurals for nouns ending in y?
For most nouns ending in "y," you change the "y" to "i" and add "es" to form the plural. For example, "city" becomes "cities" and "baby" becomes "babies."
Plural form of nouns ending in is?
Some nouns ending in -is are made plural by changing the ending to -es; examples:axis - axesbasis - basescrisis - crisesdiagnosis - diagnosesellipsis - ellipsesSome nouns ending in -is are regular plurals adding the ending -es to the end of the word; examples:iris - irisesmantis - mantisesmetropolis - metropolisespelvis - pelvisestrellis - trellises
What nouns from their plurals adding -es?
The suffix 'es' is added to words ending in s, z, ch, sh, and x for the plural. Examples are:bus, busesclass, classeswaltz, waltzesbunch, bunchesbrush, brushesfox, foxes
What are plurals for words ending in y?
For words ending in "y," you generally change the y to i and add es to make the plural. For example, "city" becomes "cities" and "baby" becomes "babies."
How do plural nouns usually end?
Nouns with the 'usual ending' are called regular plurals; plurals formed by adding -s or -es to the end of the word. Examples are: arches birds cats dogs eggs frogs grapes heroes inches jokes knees locks Nouns that form the plural in some other way are called irregular plurals.
Why you use s and es in English grammar?
so you can make plurals
Noun ending in o and add es?
Unfortunately there is no simple rules for using 's' or 'es' to change nouns ending in 'o' into the plural form.Examples of nouns ending in 'o' that add 'es' to form the plural are:echoesheroesmosquitoespotatoestomatoestorpedoesvetoes
How do you change nouns with x's into plurals?
To change a noun ending in "x" into its plural form, you generally add "-es" to the end of the word. For example, "box" becomes "boxes" and "fox" becomes "foxes".
What words can have an -es at the end of the word?
There are four major groups of words ending in -es and a special case:plurals of words ending in E (bone-bones, face-faces)plurals of words ending in CH, SH S, X, or SS (beach-beaches, leash-leashes, gas-gases, tax-taxes, compass-compasses)plurals of some words ending in Y, becoming -IES (copy-copies, reply-replies)third-person singular verb forms of some verbs ending in E or Y (see-sees, seize- seizesThe special case is for words from Greek that end in -IS, which form an ES plural(axis-axes, basis-bases, analysis-analyses).(see the related question for a list)
