We add -es to nouns ending in –ss; -ch; -s; -sh; -x class > classes; watch > watches; gas > gases; wish > wishes; box > boxes When a noun ends in a consonant and -y we make the plural in -ies... 辅音+y结尾 lady > ladies; country >...
Most nouns+S cake→cakes蛋糕多数名词加-s Nouns ending in a consonant + y-y +ies story→stories故事以“辅音字母+y”结尾的名词去y,加-ies Nouns ending in s, sh, ch or x+es bus→buseswish→wishes以s,sh,ch或x结尾的名词加-es matchmatches比 boxboxes Nouns ending in o+Sor+es photo→...
there are some exceptions.Most nouns十s cake→cakes大多数名词加s蛋糕Nouns ending in以辅音字母+去 y,一y+ies story→stories故事 a consonant+y y结尾的名词加ies bus→buses公共汽车以s、 sh、 ch Nouns ending in wish→wishes愿望+es或x结尾的加es s, sh, ch or x match→matches比赛名词box→...
(teachers, classrooms, smartphones). Some nouns ending in–o(but not all) add-es.Nouns ending in the sounds[ch],[j],[sh],[zh],[s],or[z]also have plurals ending in-es(bus/buses, ash, ashes, judge/judges). Several nouns form the plural in a different way. These includechild/...
Our Living LanguageIn English, plurals of nouns are normally indicated by the ending-sor-es,or in a few cases by-en,as inchildrenandoxen.Some vernacular varieties of English do not use plural endings in measurement phrases such asthree mileandten pound.This zero plural has a long history an...
In most nouns ending in -y, the final -ybecomes -iewhen the plural -sis added.Babythus becomesbabies, andfamilybecomesfamilies. However, if avowelcomes before the final -y, such as in the wordmonkey, the -yis retained in the plural. Thus, the plural ofmonkeyisnotmonkies, butmonkeys. So...
Most nouns大多数名词+Scake→cakes加s蛋糕Nouns ending以辅音字in a-y+iesstorystories母加y结尾consonant + y去y,加 ies故事的名词bus→busesNouns endingin S,wish→wishes以s,sh,ch公交车sh, ch or x+esmatch→matches或x结尾加es祝福box→boxes的名词火柴盒子photo→photosNouns ending in o+S or以o...
Most nouns+s cake→cakes蛋糕大部分名词加-s Nouns ending in a consonant + y一 y + ies story → stories故事以“辅音字母+y”结尾的名词去y加-ies bus→buseS 公共汽车Nouns ending in s, sh, ch or x+es wish → wishes 愿望以s,sh,ch或x结尾的名词加-es match → matches 比赛box → boxes...
2).Nouns ending in s, x, ch, sh, take the plural ending ―es‖ pronounced /iz/, e. g. gas--gases box--boxes wish--wishes inch--inches 3).Nouns ending in a consonants + ―y‖ change ―y‖ into ―ies‖ in the plural, e.g. country--countries factory--factories ...
Nouns ending in -s, -x, -z, -ch, and -sh form the plural by adding -es to the singular. Ex. box -> boxes Rule #3 Nouns ending in -y preceded by a consonant form the plural by changing the -y to -i and adding -es. ...