boats
The plural of "boat" is boats.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and boat follows this rule.
Meaning: a small vessel for travelling on water (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with boats: the boats are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: boats'.
How do you pronounce it?
boat is pronounced /bəʊ̯t/. The plural ending sounds like /s/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. boats means more than one, while an apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone.
Did you know?
- The spoken plural ending has three sounds: /s/ after sounds like p, t and k, /ɪz/ after hissing sounds like s and ch and /z/ everywhere else.
Examples in context
- Fishing boats leave at dawn.Singular: A fishing boat leaves at dawn.
- We rented two boats on the lake.Singular: We rented one boat on the lake.
