What is the rule for S or es?

What is the rule for S or es?

The spelling rule is: when the word ends in ‘s’, ‘ss’, ‘z’, ‘ch’, ‘sh’, or ‘x’ you add ‘es’. This rule was created centuries ago, as a means of stopping the plural ‘s’ clashing with these letters. So, when the word has s, ss, z, ch, sh, or x at the end of a word, you add ‘es’: Examples: Bus = Buses.

How do you pronounce third person s?

1. The /ɪz/ sound. If the last consonant sound of the word is a sibilant sound , the final S is pronounced as /ɪz/.
2. The /s/ sound. If the last consonant of the word is voiceless, then the S is pronounced as /s/.
3. The /z/ sound.

When to add S or ES or IES?

5 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. 6 If the singular noun ends in -y and the letter before the -y is a vowel, simply add an -s to make it plural. 7 If the singular noun ends in ‑o, add ‑es to make it plural.

How do you say plural endings?

The three pronunciations for “-s” endings are:

1. /s/ a “s” sound, such as in the word miss.
2. /z/ a “z” sound, such as in the word buzz.
3. /ǝz/ a separate syllable, which sounds much like the word “is”

How is s pronounced in English?

The ‘s sound’ /s/ is unvoiced (the vocal cords do not vibrate during its production), and is the counterpart to the voiced ‘z sound’ /z/. To create the /s/, the front of the tongue is placed close to the tooth ridge. The tip of the tongue should be close to the upper backside of the top front teeth.

What plural words end in ES?

By adding -es to nouns ending in –ch, -s, -sh, -ss, -x, and -z.

Why is IES plural?

The rule simply depends on the letter before the last “y”. When the letter before the last “y” is a vowel (a, e, i, o and u), the noun takes “s” to become plural. This is why valley changes to valleys; journey to journeys, essay to assays, monkey to monkeys, toy to toys, way to ways and survey to surveys.