2C Colors

2C Colors

by Jhoana Macariza

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1 To make regular nouns plural, add ‑s to the end.

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cat – cats

house – houses

​2. If the singular noun ends in ‑s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z, add ‑es to the end to make it plural.

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truss – trusses bus – buses

marsh – marshes lunch – lunches

tax – taxes

​3. If a singular noun ends in ‑y and the letter before the -y is a consonant, change the ending to ‑ies to make the noun plural.

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city – cities

puppy – puppies

​1. The -s plural ending is pronounced like /z/ after voiced sounds. This means that if the ending of the noun is voiced - if you can feel your larynx vibrate at the end of the noun you pronounce - it has the /z/ sound.

Some examples are: dads, moms, boys, girls, rooms, dogs, schools, days, years, lives.

​2. The -s plural ending is pronounced like /s/ after voiceless sounds. This means that if the ending of the noun is not voiced -  if you cannot feel your larynx vibrate at the end of the noun -  it has the /s/ sound.

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Some examples are: books, desks, cats, cups, groups, students, tops, backs.

3. The -s plural ending is pronounced with an additional syllable - similar to "iz" - after several different noun endings, both voiced and voiceless:

a.	after "s" sounds: classes, glasses, kisses, horses, places, sentences, faces, offices
b.	after "z" sounds: sizes, exercises, roses, noises, quizzes
c.	after "sh" sounds: dishes, bushes, wishes
d.	after "ch" sounds: matches, sandwiches, watches