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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

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When do you double the s for plural words ending in s?

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.


Plural word s ending in o?

Some plural words ending in "o" are photos, pianos, casinos, and zoos.


What words ending in o form their plural by adding s only?

Some words ending in o that form their plural by adding s only include: pianos, duos, solos, tacos.


What is the plural form for words ending in f or ef?

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.


What is the plural noun for kiss?

For words ending in consonants, either add s or es. In this case- es. The plural is kisses.


Plural form of words that end in ss?

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)


Do you form the plural of the word get by adding s to the end?

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.


Can you Add s or es to princess?

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What is the plural possessive for words ending with an 'S'?

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.)


Plural words not ending in s?

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