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Nouns that use 'es' to make the plural form are singular nouns that end in s, ss, x, z, ch, and sh. Examples:

  • iris to irises
  • class to classes
  • fox to foxes
  • waltz to waltzes
  • match to matches
  • wish to wishes

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SS verbs and plurals

actresses, addresses, classes, dresses, glasses, kisses, messes, witnesses

X plurals

boxes, foxes, equinoxes, complexes, taxes

Z plurals

waltzes

CH and SH plurals

ashes, beaches, bushes, churches, clashes, dishes, hatches, leashes, matches, ostriches, reaches, Sandwiches, watches

(you use -ies when a Y is preceded by a consonant sound)

Y plurals

accessories, activities, babies, gullies, properties, puppies, supplies

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Words ending in s, x, z, ch, or sh typically become plural by adding es. Some examples include boxes, churches, buzzes, kisses.

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Words made plural by adding es?

Tux


What are two words that end in z that you can add the suffix es to?

amazesapologizesbaptizesbrutalizesblazesbreezescrazescriminalizescustomizesdozesenergizesemphasizesfantasizesfreezesgazesgeneralizesglamorizeshazeshomogenizesmazesmemorizesnaturalizesoptimizesprizespopularizesrealizessanitizessizessummarizessterilizestheorizestraumatizestantalizestranquilizestrivializes


What words are made plural by adding es but are not foxes or pitches?

Box and dish are two of them.


Can words that end with a I have an s added to become plural?

Most nouns that end in 'i' form the plural by adding 's'. For example:rabbi > rabbiskhaki > khakisalibi > alibisHowever, there are exceptions where the plural can be formed by adding either 's' or 'es'. For example:taxi > taxis > taxiesalkali > alkalis > alkalieschili > chilies


What is the plural for dingo?

The Plural is Dingoes. Adding the "ES" to the "dingo" makes it a plural


What is the plural of pantheress?

Pantheresses. It is a perfectly standard formation: words whose singular ends with a double 's' form their plural by adding 'es'.


Which set of common nouns turns plural by adding 'es'?

Common nouns such as "box", "bus", and "bench" turn plural by adding "es" at the end.


Is bliss is a noun that can be plural by adding es?

Yes, the plural of bliss is blisses (although it's not a commonly used word). Words ending in s, ss, zz, ch, sh and x are some of the words which can commonly form a plural by having es added.


Is monarch a word that you can make plural by adding es?

No.


What are hard words that has a plural?

Some examples of hard words that have irregular plurals are: oxen, children, criteria, and phenomena. These words do not follow the typical rule of adding "s" or "es" to form their plural form.


How do you make the last name Travis plural?

Plural forms of words that end in -s are formed by adding -es, so Travis becomes Travises


Why do words like fish sheepand trout in plural form has no plural ending 's?

"Fish", "sheep", and "trout" are three exceptions to the -s/-es rule for making words plural. Most nouns, such as "sock" and "box", can be made plural by adding -es or -s to the end (sock would become socks and box would become boxes). Certain nouns, such as moose and the above three nouns, stay the same in spelling for both singular and plural spelling. Our English language can be very confusing!