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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.
SingularPlural
… consonant + y… consonant + ies
babybabies
ladyladies
ferryferries
partyparties
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).
SingularPlural
… ch/sh/s/x/z… ches/shes/ses/xes/zes
churchchurches
crashcrashes
busbuses
boxboxes
buzzbuzzes
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:
SingularPlural
avocadoavocados
commandocommandos
concertoconcertos
euroeuros
kilokilos
logologos
photophotos
pianopianos
radioradios
solosolos
sopranosopranos
zoozoos
Some nouns ending in -o have plurals in -es. The most common:
SingularPlural
echoechoes
heroheroes
potatopotatoes
tomatotomatoes
torpedotorpedoes
vetovetoes
The following nouns can have plurals in -s or -es; -es is more common.
SingularPlural
buffalobuffalo(e)s
cargocargo(e)s
mosquitomosquito(e)s
mottomotto(e)s
tornadotornado(e)s
volcanovolcano(e)s
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