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How do you explain words that are plural?
Words that are plural mean there are more than 1 of something. Some words that are meant to be plural don't change like the word, "moose."
What are some words that you change y to I and add es I?
Some examples are "fry" becomes "fries," "study" becomes "studies," and "cry" becomes "cries." These words follow the rule of changing the 'y' to 'i' and adding 'es' when making them plural or third person singular.
Which words do you change completetely when you try to make them plural?
Some examples of words that change in the plural form are:man, mengoose, geesemouse, micetooth, teethaxis, axesperson, peoplemedium, mediafoot, feettooth, teethchild, childrencrisis, crisescherub, cherubim
Does the speeling of the original words change when you add a suffix?
For the most part no, but some do. Here is an example: change-changing.
When do you change the y to an i?
Some words end in a consonant + y. To make them plural, change y to i and add es. Candy -> Candies
What are some examples of plural words like sheep?
Examples of nouns that do not change form for singular to plural:advicedeerbinocularsmeansoffspringpantssalmonscissorssheepspeciesswinetrout
How do you spell the plural of loaf?
The plural of loaf is loaves. Some, but not all words ending in F change it to a V and add -es to form the plural (thief-thieves, hoof-hooves).
What do plural nouns usually end with it?
Most plural nouns are formed by adding an 's', an 'es', or changing the last letter to 'ies'. Nouns that don't conform to this rule are called irregular nouns and use a change in spelling the word to form the plural or don't change at all to be used as plural. Some example of some irregular plural nouns are: one man to the plural men one foot to the plural feet one mouse to the plural mice one cactus to the plural cacti one goose to the plural geese one oasis to the plural oases one beau to the plural beaux one sheep to the plural sheep
What are some plural words ending with 'os'?
Some plural nouns that end with 'os' are:avocadosbanjosbarriosbongosechosegosflamingosghettosgigoloshaloshobosJellokangaroolassologosnachospatiosphotospianospiccolosradiosrhinossolosstudiostacostattoostriosvideoszeroszoos
What is a word that means to change?
These words change their spelling for the plural form:The plural of man is men.The plural of woman is women.The plural of child is children.The plural of mouse is mice.The plural of foot is feet.The plural of tooth is teeth.The plural of goose is geese.The plural for penny is pence.The plural for person is people.The plural for louse is lice.The plural for die is dice.
Why words change their spelling for the plural form?
That is the way it is done in English. Some languages have a plural marker that goes before nouns making them plural. bata = child and mga bata = children Not all languages are the same
What do plural nouns end with?
Most plural nouns are formed by adding an 's', an 'es', or changing the last letter to 'ies'. Nouns that don't conform to this rule are called irregular nouns and use a change in spelling the word to form the plural or don't change at all to be used as plural. Some example of some irregular plural nouns are: one man to the plural men one foot to the plural feet one mouse to the plural mice one cactus to the plural cacti one goose to the plural geese one oasis to the plural oases one beau to the plural beaux one sheep to the plural sheep
