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It depends. Most of the time, you pluralise these words in exactly the same way you pluralise any other word ending in s. You add “es”. This is true for focuses, buses, pluses, minuses, and most other words. However, there are exceptions. Words that come from latin, such as stimulus, nucleus, and radius, still act as they did in latin. That is, they end in “-i”: stimuli, nuclei, radii. For some words (such as radius) it may be acceptable to use an “-es” ending for these in semi-formal contexts. Even to that rule there is at least one. Virus is a Latin word ending in “us”. It is pluralised as “viruses” and not as “viri” as you would expect a Latin word to be. This is because, as far as we know, the word virus had no plural in the Latin language. “Viri” meant “men”; and “virus” was treated in Latin as a mass noun (like “happiness”) which don’t, in standard usage, take a plural form.

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What kind of words can be suffixed with '-ful'?

Words ending in -ful are derived from nouns.Examplesbeauty gives beautifulwonderful gives wonderfulawe gives awful


What are some words ending with the suffix ful?

-handful -skillful -playful -careful -doubtful -plentiful -merciful -purposeful


What are some words that have the prefix ful?

Ful is not a prefix. Some words with the suffix -ful are fanciful, mouthful, hateful, beautiful, etc.


Another word for very sad ending in ful?

Oof


What are the rules when forming the plural of a proper noun?

A plural noun is a word for two or more people, places, or things. Here are some rules to make singular nouns into plural nouns:To make most nouns plural, add an s or es to the end of the word. These are called regular plurals (or regular nouns). Example: the plural of neighbor is neighbors, the plural of flower is flowers.Nouns that form their plural in some other way are called irregular plural (or irregular nouns). Example: the plural of child is children, the plural of foot is feet.Nouns ending in s, z, ch, sh, or x, add es to the end of the word to make it plural. The plural of dish is dishes.Some nouns ending with o are pluralized by adding and es to the end of the word. The plural of tomato is tomatoes.Most nouns ending with o are pluralized by adding s to the end of the word. The plural of photo is photos.When a noun ends in a y, change the y at the end of the word to an ies. The plural of berry is berries.Some nouns ending with y, preceded by a vowel, are pluralized by just adding s to the end of the word. The plural of day is days.Nouns ending with f or fe, change to f or the fe to ves to form the plural. The plural of life is lives.Nouns ending with ff are usually pluralized by just adding an s to the end of the word. The plural of cuff is cuffs.Some nouns change the vowel sound to become plural. The plural of man is men, the plural of tooth is teeth.Some Old English plurals are still in use. The plural of child is children, the plural of ox is oxen.Some nouns that end with is, the ending is changed to es to form the plural. The plural of crisis is crises.Some nouns that end with um, the um is replaced with an a. The plural for datum is data, the plural for medium is media.Some nouns that end with on, the on is replaced with an a. The plural of phenomenon is phenomena.Some nouns that end is a, change the a at the end of the word to ae. The plural of larva is larvae.Some nouns that end in ex or ix, the plural is formed by changing the x to ces. The plural of index is indeces, the plural of matrix is matrices.Some nouns that end in us, the plural is formed by changing the us to i. The plural of cactus is cacti, the plural of radius is radii.Nouns ending in eau, the plural is formed by adding x to the end of the word. The plural of bureau is bureaux.There are any number of other variations such as the plural of tempo is tempi; the plural of cherub is cherubim; the plural of person is people. But language evolves over time or we would still be speaking like Shakespeare. Even as I type these rules, some are officially amended. For example, the plural forms indeces and indexes are both being accepted as correct plurals for index and the plural forms bureaux and bureaus are both being accepted as correct plurals for bureau, as are many other irregular plurals being found in standard dictionaries with modernized plural options.

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Words beginning with AL and ending with FUL?

There are words that begin with the letter a and end with ful. However, there are no words on the English language that begin with the letters al and end with ful.


What kind of words can be suffixed with '-ful'?

Words ending in -ful are derived from nouns.Examplesbeauty gives beautifulwonderful gives wonderfulawe gives awful


What are words starting with e ending with ful?

eventful, that's about it


What are words that end in the letters ful but not used as a suffix?

Some words that end in "ful" but are not used as a suffix include "dreadful," "soulful," and "bountiful." These words have the "-ful" ending that adds meaning to the base word without functioning as a typical suffix.


What is the relationship between the suffix ful and suffix less?

The suffix -ful means "full of" or "characterized by," while the suffix -less means "without" or "lacking." Words ending in -ful often describe a state of being or possessing something, while words ending in -less indicate the absence of something.


What is plural of teaspoon ful?

The plural form for the noun teaspoonful is teaspoonfuls.


What are some words ending with the suffix ful?

-handful -skillful -playful -careful -doubtful -plentiful -merciful -purposeful


What is the plural of tablespoonsful?

The plural form is tablespoonfuls.Note that tablespoonful is spelled without an 's' between 'spoon' and 'ful'.


What are some words that have the prefix ful?

Ful is not a prefix. Some words with the suffix -ful are fanciful, mouthful, hateful, beautiful, etc.


Does hope have a suffix ending?

It has many: -ful -less -ing


What is 7 letter word ending in FUL with 2nd letter A?

bashful


Bruce needed two (cupful) of sugar to make punch for four (grandchild). in plural form?

cupsful grandchildren People disagree if the plural is cupsful or cupfuls. Some compound words have the plural endings on the first noun element instead of the whole compound. The first noun is the prinicpal word. In cupsful -ful is not a word it is a suffix. Other examples sisters in law commanders in chief