breads
The plural of "bread" is breads.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and bread follows this rule.
Meaning: a food made from flour, water and yeast (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with breads: the breads are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: breads'.
How do you pronounce it?
bread is pronounced /brɛd/. The plural ending sounds like /z/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
bread is usually uncountable: some bread, two loaves of bread. The plural breads is used for different kinds of bread.
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
- The bakery sells twenty different breads.Singular: The bakery sells one kind of bread.
- Italian breads are often baked in stone ovens.Singular: Italian bread is often baked in stone ovens.
