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We usually add –s to a word to:
1. Make a noun plural, we usually add –s. One boy Two boys
2. Form the he/she/it form of the present simple I like He likes
There are some exceptions to this rule. The table below explains these exceptions.
| If the words ends in: -ch,-sh,-s,-x or -z | Add -es | church > churches kiss > kisses brush > brushes fax > faxes box > boxes chintz > chintzes |
| If the words ends in: -f, -fe |
Remove the –f/-fe Add -ves |
knife > knives Exceptions: beliefs, chiefs, dwarfs, gulfs |
| If the word ends in –y |
Remove the –y Add -ies |
baby > babies hurry > hurries |
When a words ends in –o, we usually add –s to make a plural. Except:
buffalo > buffaloes
domino > dominoes
echo > echoes
hero > heroes
mango > mangoes
mosquito > mosquitoes
potato > potatoes
tomato > tomatoes
volcano > volcanoes
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