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We use the single form of a word when we talk about one thing.
We use the plural form of a word when we talk about more than one thing or zero things.
E.g. I have a car, but he has two cars.
For most words we add "s" when we want to express the plural.
for these words the ending sound is "z"
E.g. One car. Two cars. No cars.(0)
E.g. One dog. Two dogs. No dogs.(0)
E.g. One window. Two windows. No windows.(0)
for most words ending in "c", "f", "k", "p", "t" or "th" the ending sound is "s"
E.g. One topic. Two topics. No topics.(0)
E.g. One cliff. Two cliffs. No cliffs.(0)
E.g. One track. Two tracks. No tracks.(0)
E.g. One shop. Two shops. No shops.(0)
E.g. One nut. Two nuts. No nuts.(0)
E.g. One bath. Two baths. No baths.(0)
occasionally a word with an ending of "th" will have an ending sound of "z" in the plural;
E.g. One booth. Two booths. No booths.(0)
often when a word ends in "f" or "fe" the plural ends in "ves"
E.g. One leaf. Two leaves. No leaves.(0)
E.g. One knife. Two knives. No knives.(0)
For most words ending in "s", "z", "sh", "ch", "x" or "o" we add "es" when
we want to express the plural.
E.g. One bus. Two buses. No buses.(0)
E.g. One buzz. Two buzzes. No buzzes.(0)
E.g. One brush. Two brushes. No brushes.(0)
E.g. One watch. Two watches. No watches.(0)
E.g. One box. Two boxes. No boxes.(0)
E.g. One potato. Two potatoes. No potatoes.(0)
sometimes for words ending in "o" we just add "s"
E.g. One radio. Two radios. No radios.(0)
For words ending in consonant + "y" we replace "y" with "ies"
E.g. One baby. Two babies. No babies.(0)
if the word ends in vowel +"y" we just add "s"
E.g. One day. Two days. No days.(0)
Some words will end in "en" when changed to the plural.
E.g. One man. Two men. No men.(0)
E.g. One woman. Two women. No women.(0)
E.g. One child. Two children. No children.(0)
E.g. One ox. Two oxen. No oxen.(0)
Some words will stay the same when changed to the plural.
E.g. One deer. Two deer. No deer.(0)
E.g. One sheep. Two sheep. No sheep.(0)
E.g. One fish. Two fish. No fish.(0)
or also correct:
One fish. Two fishes. No fishes.(0)
Some words will change a lot when expressed as a plural.
E.g. One mouse. Two mice. No mice.(0)
E.g. One goose. Two geese. No geese.(0)
E.g. One tooth. Two teeth. No teeth.(0)
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