breakfasts
The plural of "breakfast" is breakfasts.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and breakfast follows this rule.
Meaning: the first meal of the day (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with breakfasts: the breakfasts are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: breakfasts'.
How do you pronounce it?
breakfast is pronounced /ˈbɹɛk.fəst/. The plural ending sounds like /s/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. breakfasts means more than one, while an apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone.
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 hotel serves breakfasts from seven.Singular: The hotel serves breakfast from seven.
- We had big breakfasts on holiday.Singular: We had a big breakfast on holiday.
