buses
The plural of "bus" is buses.
Nouns that end in s, x, z, ch or sh add -es to make the plural, so bus becomes buses.
Meaning: a large vehicle that carries passengers (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with buses: the buses are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: buses'.
How do you pronounce it?
bus is pronounced /bʌs/. The plural ending sounds like /ɪz/, so the plural has one more syllable than the singular.
What mistakes should you avoid?
busses is a rare spelling. Use buses.
Did you know?
- The e in -es makes the plural easier to say after a hissing sound. It adds a syllable: box has one syllable and boxes has two.
Examples in context
- The buses run every ten minutes.Singular: The bus runs every ten minutes.
- We took two buses to get here.Singular: We took one bus to get here.
