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Noun Plural Sounds : s, es and iz

When we say the plurals of nouns there are three types of


sound that we usually use.

These are s, es and iz.


However, if the singular form of the noun ends with s(e) or c(e) [s], z(e) [z], sh [š],
Here are some examples to help you with your ch [č], or dg(e) [ĵ], then the plural morphological suffix is -es:
pronunciation.

The plural morphological suffix for most English nouns is simply -s, which Singular – Plural
is added to the end of the singular form: ash – ashes
box – boxes
Singular – Plural church – churches
apple – apples class-- classes ‘es’ sound at the end on the word.
brother – brothers judge – judges
elbow – elbows kiss – kisses
holiday – holidays ‘s’ sound at the end on the word. language – languages
kite – kites watch – watches
notebook – notebooks
toe – toes If the singular form of the noun ends with a consonant followed by a y, then
zebra – zebras the y changes to an i and is followed by the plural morphological suffix is
-iz:
If the singular form of the noun ends with f or fe, then the f or fe changes to
a ve and is followed by the plural morphological suffix is -s: Singular – Plural
authority – authorities
Singular – Plural body – bodies
calf – calves cherry – cherries
knife – knives family – families ‘iz’ sound at the end of the word.
leaf – leaves history – histories
life – lives ‘s’ sound at the end on the word. memory – memories
self – selves panty – panties
thief – thieves story – stories
wife – wives
wolf – wolves

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