Plural

The plural of “grandparent” is grandparents. Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and grandparent follows this rule.

The plural of “receipt” is receipts. Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and receipt follows this rule.

The plural of “barbie” is Barbies. Barbies is an irregular plural. It does not follow the usual -s rule.

The plural of “specimen” is specimens. Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and specimen follows this rule.

The plural of “lily” is lilies. When a noun ends in a consonant followed by y, the y changes to i and -es is added: lilies.

The plural of “symposium” is symposia. symposium comes from Latin, and like many Latin nouns ending in -um it changes the ending to -a.

The plural of “lunch” is lunches. Nouns that end in s, x, z, ch or sh add -es to make the plural, so lunch becomes lunches.

The plural of “jockey” is jockeys. When a vowel comes before the final y, just add -s: jockeys.

The plural of “bread” is breads. Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and bread follows this rule.

The plural of “metric” is metrics. Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and metric follows this rule.