| Adding -s We add -s to words for two reasons: - to make plural nouns (boy > boys)
- to form the 3rd person singular of the present simple tense
(I work > you work > he works)
Spelling Rule
Just add -s to the end of the word, for
example: - dog > dogs
- play > plays
- demand > demands
Exceptions | If the word ends in: | do this: | and add: | For example: | | -ch
-s
-sh
-x
-z | nothing | -es | church > churches
mass > masses
brush >
brushes
fax > faxes
box > boxes
chintz > chintzes | | -f
-fe | remove the -f or -fe | -ves | wife > wives
calf > calves except:
beliefs, chiefs, dwarfs, griefs, gulfs,
proofs, roofs | | consonant + -y | remove the -y | -ies | spy > spies
baby > babies | | Note: words that end in -o normally just add s,
except:
buffalo > buffaloes
cargoes (or cargos)
domino >
dominoes
echo > echoes
go > goes
grotto > grottoes
halo
> haloes
hero > heroes
mango > mangoes
mosquito >
mosquitoes
motto > mottoes (or mottos)
potato > potatoes
tomato
> tomatoes
tornado > tornadoes
torpedo > torpedoes
veto >
vetoes
volcano > volcanoes | |