Nouns With Es. The rule for the suffix that turns singular nouns into plurals is just the same as the rule for the suffix that. how to make regular plural nouns with the suffix -es, Plurals mean more than one, songs, videos, games and Why do some plurals end in 's' and others in 'es'? es - Plurals - blushes, dresses, fixes. Used to form the regular plural of nouns. that end in "(t)ch" (only when pronounced as [tʃ]) — glitch → glitches (but psych → psychs). that end in "(j)j" — hajj → hajjes.
Some single nouns ending in -s or -z require more than the -es to form their plural versions. Look at the end of the word and if it ends in the letters above. • Add es to a noun ending with a whistling sound ( s,sh,ch,x,z) to make it plural. one bus - three buses, a church - many churches, a box - boxes, a buzz - buzzes. • If the singular noun ends with a. (after sibilant) IPA(key): /əz/, /ɨz/. (after vowel sound) IPA(key): /z/. When we want to talk about more than one of anything, we will use plural nouns.
Look at the end of the word and if it ends in the letters above. • Add es to a noun ending with a whistling sound ( s,sh,ch,x,z) to make it plural. one bus - three buses, a church - many churches, a box - boxes, a buzz - buzzes. • If the singular noun ends with a. (after sibilant) IPA(key): /əz/, /ɨz/. (after vowel sound) IPA(key): /z/.
The suffix -s will be added to: a) those nouns whose final -o is precedeed by a vowel: eg. bamboo-bamboos cuckoo-cuckoos embryo-embryos kangoroo-kangoroos radio-radios.
Are there rules we can teach our students? The dotted lines should help This is a quick test to evaluate SS about the plural of nouns. It includes one example of virtually every kind.