beers
The plural of "beer" is beers.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and beer follows this rule.
Meaning: an alcoholic drink made from grain (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with beers: the beers are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: beers'.
How do you pronounce it?
beer is pronounced /ˈbɪə̯/. The plural ending sounds like /z/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
beer is uncountable when you mean the drink in general: I don't drink beer. It becomes countable for glasses or kinds: two beers.
Did you know?
- Young children learning English often say mouses and foots. They are applying the -s rule to every noun, which shows they have learned the rule itself.
Examples in context
- We ordered two beers.Singular: We ordered one beer.
- The bar sells local beers.Singular: The bar sells local beer.
