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Contents overview spelling of pluralsbuffalo: pluralbuffalo: plural plural 116.310272commando: pluralcommando: plural plural 116.310359concerto: pluralconcerto: plural plural 116.310376echo: pluralecho: pluralechoechoes plural 116.310533kilo: pluralkilo: plural plural 116.310985logo: plurallogo: plural plural 116.311041mosquito: pluralmosquito: plural plural 116.311131piano: pluralpiano: plural plural 116.311343potato: pluralpotato: plural plural 116.311386solo: pluralsolo: plural plural 116.311631soprano: pluralsoprano: plural plural 116.311642tomato: pluraltomato: plural plural 116.311820tornado: pluraltornado: plural plural 116.311826volcano: pluralvolcano: plural plural 116.311897Nouns and Noun Phrases; Agreement116 spelling of pluralsThe plural of most nouns is made by just adding -s to the singular. But there are some special cases.1plural of nouns ending in consonant + yIf the singular ends in consonant + y (for example -by, -dy, -ry, -ty), the plural is normally made by changing y to i and adding -es.| Singular | Plural |
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| … consonant + y | … consonant + ies | | baby | babies | | lady | ladies | | ferry | ferries | | party | parties |
If the singular ends in vowel + y (e.g. day, boy, guy, donkey), the plural is made by adding -s (days, boys, guys, donkeys).Proper names ending in consonant + y usually have plurals in -ys.Do you know the Kennedys? (not … the Kennedies?)I hate Februarys.2plural of nouns ending in -sh, -ch, -s, -x or -zIf the singular ends in -sh, -ch, -s, -x or -z, the plural is made by adding -es. Exceptions: words ending in ch pronounced /k/ (e.g. stomach/stomachs, monarch/monarchs).| Singular | Plural |
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| … ch/sh/s/x/z | … ches/shes/ses/xes/zes | | church | churches | | crash | crashes | | bus | buses | | box | boxes | | buzz | buzzes |
Nouns ending in a single -z have plurals in -zzes: quiz/quizzes, fez/fezzes.3plural of nouns ending in -oMost nouns ending in -o have plurals in -s. Examples:| Singular | Plural |
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| avocado | avocados | | commando | commandos | | concerto | concertos | | euro | euros | | kilo | kilos | | logo | logos | | photo | photos | | piano | pianos | | radio | radios | | solo | solos | | soprano | sopranos | | zoo | zoos |
Some nouns ending in -o have plurals in -es. The most common:| Singular | Plural |
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| echo | echoes | | hero | heroes | | potato | potatoes | | tomato | tomatoes | | torpedo | torpedoes | | veto | vetoes |
The following nouns can have plurals in -s or -es; -es is more common.| Singular | Plural |
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| buffalo | buffalo(e)s | | cargo | cargo(e)s | | mosquito | mosquito(e)s | | motto | motto(e)s | | tornado | tornado(e)s | | volcano | volcano(e)s |
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