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pronunciation of pluralsbaths: pronunciationbaths: pronunciation pronunciation 118.410208houses: pronunciationhouses: pronunciation pronunciation 118.410812mouths: pronunciationmouths: pronunciation pronunciation 118.411136paths: pronunciationpaths: pronunciation pronunciation 118.411320roofs: pronunciationroofs: pronunciation pronunciation 118.411526truths: pronunciationtruths: pronunciation pronunciation 118.411842wreaths: pronunciationwreaths: pronunciation pronunciation 118.411996youths: pronunciationyouths: pronunciation pronunciation 118.412020118 pronunciation of plurals1nouns ending in /s/, /z/ and other sibilantsAfter one of the sibilant sounds /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /tʃ/ and /dʒ/, the plural ending -es is pronounced /ɪz/.buses /ˈbʌsɪz/
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| house /haʊs/ | houses /ˈhaʊzɪz/ |
| bath /bɑːθ/ | baths /bɑːθs/ or /bɑːðz/ |
| mouth /maʊθ/ | mouths /maʊθs/ or /maʊðz/ |
| path /pɑːθ/ | paths /pɑːθs/ or /pɑːðz/ |
| roof /ruːf/ | roofs /ruːfs/ or /ruːvz/ |
| truth /truːθ/ | truths /truːθs/ or /truːðz/ |
| wreath /riːθ/ | wreaths /riːθs/ or /riːðz/ |
| youth /juːθ/ | youths /juːθs/ or /juːðz/ |
- big
- big large
- big large and great
- birthday
- birthday and date of birth
- born
- born and borne
- borne
- borrow
- borrow and lend
- both
- bring
- bring and take
- bring up
- bring up and educate
- britain the united kingdom the british isles
- britain the united kingdom the british isles and england
- british english
- broad
- broad and wide
- but
- but although though
- but although though and however
- but meaning except
- but or