When the noun ends in a “-y” and it is preceded by a consonant, we change “y” to “i” and add “-es.” However, when a word ends in a “-y” preceded by avowel, then we simply add an “-s” as usual. There are some nouns that are irregular. They do not adhere to...
When the noun ends in a “-y” and it is preceded by a consonant, we change “y” to “i” and add “-es.” However, when a word ends in a “-y” preceded by a vowel, then we simply add an “-s” as usual. There are some nouns that are irregular. They do not adhere...
ENGLISH PLURALS The plural form of most nouns is created simply by adding the letter 's' to the end of the word . hour –hours tree – trees house – Plural and Singular Nouns 2nd Grade Plural Nouns A plural form of a noun names more than one. It usually ends with s or es. Plural...
Adding -s results in “crisiss,” and that’s not right. Since the rule says to add -es when a word ends with -s, that would give us “crisises.” While some people may pronounce the plural this way, that’s not our winner either. The reason is that “crisis” falls u...
We alsouse this ending when the word ends in avowelsound(e.g. bees, flies etc.) Examples of words ending in the /z/ sound: B: crabs, rubs D: cards, words, rides, ends G: rugs, bags, begs L: deals calls, falls, ...
When nouns and adjectivesthey end in a vowel,The plural is usually formed by adding-s at the endof the word. It's that simple! For example: Wardrobe – wardrobes Key – keys Magazine – magazines Fast boy – boysSpeeds Adding -ES in words that end in a consonant ...
With the word Quiz, we double the finalZin plural form before adding the -ES. 1 quiz – 2 quizzes When the noun ends inCONSONANT + Y, we remove the Y and add -IES to the noun. 1 city – 2 cities 1 baby ...
3.If a noun ends in s / ss / ch / sh / x then we add '-es' when we make it plural, for example: bus - buses, kiss - kisses, church - churches, brush - brushes, fox - foxes A useful way to remember this is that if the word "hisses" or "buzzes", the plural has an ...
I guess “optional plural” is the correct term. I’m referring to things like It can be found at the following location(s). Please pick up your ticket(s). But how do I do that to a word that ends in ‑y? Take category for example: “category(s)” doesn’t seem co...
When a word ends in -ión, drop the accent over that last “o” when the word becomes plural. Take a look at these examples:SingularPlural el avión (the plane) los aviones (the planes) la conversación (the conversation) las conversaciones (the conversations) la sección (the section) ...