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FB: Arsenio’s TOEIC-TOEFL-IELTS
Add s to most nouns.
Add es to nouns ending in s, sh, ss, z, x, or ch.
Add es to most nouns ending in o.
For nouns ending in consonant + y, change y to ies.
For nouns ending in f or fe, change f(e) to ves.
Examples:
Name/names friend/friends box/boxes class/classes
hero/heroes tomato/tomatoes hobby/hobbies family/families
half/halves wife/wives
Pronunciation Skill
There are three plural -s ending sounds:
/s/
after the sounds /t/ /p/ /k/ /f/ sports, caps, books
/z/
after the sounds /d/ b/ /g/ /b/ /l/ /m/ /n/ /r/ names, colors, knives
/iz/
after the letters s, sh, ss, z, x, ge, or ch actresses, ages, watches