Regular Plural Nouns
Plural noun markers ending in -S
-s after most words
-es after -s, -z, -sh, -zj, -ch, -j
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apple (æ-pul) |
apples (æ-pulz) |
box /bɒks/ |
boxes /bɒks-iz/ |
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kiss |
kisses /kɪs-ɪz/ |
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wish |
wishes /wɪʃ-ɪz/ |
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watch |
watches /watʃ-ɪz/ |
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buzz |
buzzes /bʌz-ɪz/ |
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garage |
garages /gəˈrɑʒ-ɪz/ |
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judge |
judges/ˈdʒʌdʒ-ɪz/ |
Plural Noun Markers after -o
-es after words ending in -o
but not in words of foreign origin or shortened words
| SINGULAR | PLURAL | SINGULAR | PLURAL |
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tomato (to-ma-to) |
tomatoes /to-ma-toz/ |
piano |
pianos /piˈænoʊz, ˈpyænoʊz/ |
echo |
echoes /ek-owz/ |
ghetto |
ghettos /ˈgɛtoʊz/ |
potato |
potatoes /po-tey-toz/ |
kilo /ˈkɪləˌgræm/ |
kilos /ˈkiloʊ, ˈkɪloʊz/ |
hero |
heroes /hi-roz/ |
video |
videos /ˈvɪdiˌoʊz/ |
zero |
zeroes /zi-roz/ / zeros |
soprano |
sopranos /səˈprænoʊz, -ˈprɑnoʊz/ |
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solo |
solos /ˈsoʊloʊz/ |
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auto /ɔtəməˈbil/ |
autos /ˈɔtoʊz/ |
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photo /foʊtəˌgræf/ |
photos /ˈfoʊtoʊz/ |
Plural Noun Markers after -y and -f
-ies after consonant + y
-ves after - f or - fe
| SINGULAR | PLURAL | SINGULAR | PLURAL |
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baby |
babies /ba-biyz/ |
leaf |
leaves /bey-biyz/ |
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half |
halves /hævz/ |
fry |
fries /fraiz/ |
life |
lives /layvz/ |
supply |
supplies /sup-plaiz/ |
self |
selves /selvz/ |
fly |
flies/flaiz/ |
thief |
thieves (/theevz/ |
ally |
allies /ael-laiz/ |
scarf |
scarves /skarvz/ |
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calf |
calves /kævz/ |
but not after a vowel + y |
knife |
knives /nayvz/ |
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loaf |
loaves /lowvz/ |
toys |
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shelf |
shelves /shelvz/ |
employs |
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wolf |
wolves /wolvz/ |
destroys |
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but not in these words |
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cliff |
cliffs (klifs) |
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roof |
roofs (roofs) |
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belief |
beliefs (bi-liyfs) |
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chief |
chiefs (tshiyfs) |
Audio page: finalS-audio
pronunciation key
Practice
Changing Singular Nouns to Plurals
- Write the plural form of the noun in the blank.
- Compare your response to the answer by clicking the "check" button to the right.