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Some nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant are pluralized by simply adding es; these words must be memorized, because there is no simple rule to explain the differences. Examples:
- echo, echoes
- hero, heroes
- potato, potatoes
- tomato, tomatoes
- tornado, tornadoes
- torpedo, torpedoes
There are also some nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant that simply add s; for example:
- auto, autos
- kilo, kilos
- memo, memos
- photo, photos
- piano, pianos
- soprano, sopraos
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What do you add if the letter in front of the plural noun that ends with Y?
For nouns ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant, the plural is formed by dropping the 'y' and adding 'ies' to the end of the word.For nouns ending in 'y' preceded by a vowel, the plural is formed by adding an 's' after the ending 'y'.Examples:baby, babiesparty, partiesstory storiesboy, boysplay, playsstray, strays
How do you make a word plural that ends in o and is proceded by a vowel?
Most nouns ending in o preceded by a vowel are pluralized by simply adding s; for example:cameo, cameoskangaroo, kangaroosstudio, studiostattoo, tattoosvideo, videoszoo, zoosThere are also some nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant that also simply add s; for example:auto, autoskilo, kilosmemo, memosphoto, photospiano, pianossoprano, sopraos
When do you add a es to make the noun plural?
If a word ends in 'y' preceded by a consonant, change the 'y' into an 'i' then add 'es'. Example: Cry. Plural: Cries. If a word ends in an 's', 'sh', or 'ch' sound, you add 'es' to form the plural in order to be able to pronounce it. For example: Fox, foxes; branch, branches.
How do you explaIn examples plurals ending with ies?
If the word has a consonant before the final 'y' then to make it plural change the final y to ies. For examplecandy > candiesspy > spiessky > skies
To make words ending in y plural?
If the y is immediately preceded by a consonant, change y to ies. If the y is preceded by a vowel, simply add s after the y, as with most other words.
What do you add if the letter in front of the plural noun that ends with Y?
For nouns ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant, the plural is formed by dropping the 'y' and adding 'ies' to the end of the word.For nouns ending in 'y' preceded by a vowel, the plural is formed by adding an 's' after the ending 'y'.Examples:baby, babiesparty, partiesstory storiesboy, boysplay, playsstray, strays
How do you make a word plural that ends in o and is proceded by a vowel?
Most nouns ending in o preceded by a vowel are pluralized by simply adding s; for example:cameo, cameoskangaroo, kangaroosstudio, studiostattoo, tattoosvideo, videoszoo, zoosThere are also some nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant that also simply add s; for example:auto, autoskilo, kilosmemo, memosphoto, photospiano, pianossoprano, sopraos
When do you add a es to make the noun plural?
If a word ends in 'y' preceded by a consonant, change the 'y' into an 'i' then add 'es'. Example: Cry. Plural: Cries. If a word ends in an 's', 'sh', or 'ch' sound, you add 'es' to form the plural in order to be able to pronounce it. For example: Fox, foxes; branch, branches.
How do you explaIn examples plurals ending with ies?
If the word has a consonant before the final 'y' then to make it plural change the final y to ies. For examplecandy > candiesspy > spiessky > skies
To make words ending in y plural?
If the y is immediately preceded by a consonant, change y to ies. If the y is preceded by a vowel, simply add s after the y, as with most other words.
If a noun ends with a consonant other than z what do you do to make it plural?
A regular plural noun forms the plural by adding 's' or 'es' to the end of the word.If the word ends in 'x', 'z', 's', 'ch', or 'sh', you add an 'es'. Examples:box, boxesbuzz, buzzesbus, busesmatch, matchesdish, dishesWith the exception of irregular plural nouns, all other nouns ending with a consonant, add 's' to form the plural. Examples:bulb, bulbscomic, comicsbed, bedsreef, reefsflag, flagslaugh, laughstank, tankspill, pillspalm, palmslip, lipscar, carscat, catsmaglev, maglevspaw, pawsboy, boys
How do you make a word that ends in a vowel plural?
To make a word that ends in a vowel plural, add -s to the end of the word. For example, "photo" becomes "photos" in the plural form.
Why do you add s insted of es to way to make it plural?
There is no reason to think that you should add 'es' to way to make it plural. It follows the same rule as any other word ending in 'y' preceded by a vowel: monkey, monkeys; tray, trays; boy, boys.You may be getting confused between that rule and the rule that applies to words ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant. In that case, you change the 'y' into 'i' and add 'es': baby, babies; pony, ponies; dandy, dandies.
How do you normally make a plural form of a singular noun that ends in ff?
it ends in es
Is the plural for lunchs or lunches?
The correct plural form of "lunch" is "lunches." In English, most nouns form their plural by adding "-es" to the singular form, especially if the noun ends in a consonant followed by "ch," as in this case. Therefore, "lunches" is the grammatically correct plural form of "lunch."
What is the plural of creature?
The plural of the noun creature is creatures.To find the plural for any word, add either an -s (words ending in -e or have a consonant as the last letter) or an -es (words that end with a vowel, excluding -e; if it ends in -y, change the -y to -i and add -es) to the end of the word.In this case, I would take the word creature and, seeing that it ends in -e, add an -s to the word to make creatures.
If a word ends in s and you want to make it plural what do you do?
If a word ends in "s" and you want to make it plural, you typically add "es" to the end of the word. For example, "class" becomes "classes" in plural form.
