Nouns that form the plural by adding 's' or 'es' to the end of the word are called regular nouns.
Nouns that form the plural in some other way are called irregular nouns or irregular plurals. Examples:
singular / plural
mouse / mice
man / men
woman / women
child / children
person / people
goose / geese
ox / oxen
foot / feet
tooth / teeth
cactus / cacti
alumnus / alumni
medium / media
knife / knives
wife / wives
baby / babies
memory / memories
alumnus / alumni
bacterium / bacteria
Some plural words ending in "o" are photos, pianos, casinos, and zoos.
Some words ending in o that form their plural by adding s only include: pianos, duos, solos, tacos.
The possessive is formed for plural nouns ending in -s by adding an apostrophe (') after the ending -s. Examples:boys; boys' (The boys' locker room is at the end of this hall.)countries; countries' (There was a meeting of the countries' delegates in Geneva.)pies; pies' (All of the pies' crusts are burned.)
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foxes, boxes, answers, electronics, doors, boars, cores
No, nouns ending in 's' are not always plural; some examples are:abacusabyssaddressasparagusbassbiasbonusbuscactuscallouscampuscircusclasscompasscosmosdaisdiabetesdiscusdressemphasisethosficusfocusfungusgasgeniusglassgrasshaggishepatitishiatushibiscushippopotamushummusibisisthmuskisslasslenslossmantismessmetropolismolassesmossnemesisnexusnucleusoasisoctopusonusosmosispantsparenthesispasspelvisphysicsplatypuspluspressprogresspusradiusrhesusruckussassafrassisstatusstratusstresssuccesssurplussynopsistennisTexastrellistrussviruswalruswatercresswellnesswitnessyes
Two plural words ending in '-s':table > tableschair > chairs
For an English plural, the answer is never. Some words ending in the letter 's' are made plural by adding 'es', such as one bus, two buses or one class, two classes.
Some plural words ending in "o" are photos, pianos, casinos, and zoos.
Some words ending in o that form their plural by adding s only include: pianos, duos, solos, tacos.
The usual plural form for words ending in -f or -ef is to drop the f and add ves. There are exceptions to this rule where only an s is added to the end of the words.
For words ending in consonants, either add s or es. In this case- es. The plural is kisses.
the plural form of words ending in ss, like kiss, is just adding es (kisses) (sorry, kiss was the only word ending in ss i cud think of)
In most cases, yes. Not in every case though... words ending in ch, x s or z get es added to form the plural, and for words ending in y, change the y to ies.
To form the plural of words ending in 's', you add '-es'. Princess, princesses.
The possessive is formed for plural nouns ending in -s by adding an apostrophe (') after the ending -s. Examples:boys; boys' (The boys' locker room is at the end of this hall.)countries; countries' (There was a meeting of the countries' delegates in Geneva.)pies; pies' (All of the pies' crusts are burned.)
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