cereals
The plural of "cereal" is cereals.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and cereal follows this rule.
Meaning: a grain such as wheat or rice, or a breakfast food made from grain (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with cereals: the cereals are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: cereals'.
How do you pronounce it?
cereal is pronounced /ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/. The plural ending sounds like /z/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. cereals means more than one, while an apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone.
Did you know?
- Only a handful of English nouns still form the plural without -s, among them men, feet, teeth and children.
Examples in context
- The shop sells many breakfast cereals.Singular: The shop sells one breakfast cereal.
- Wheat and rice are cereals.Singular: Wheat and rice are a cereal.
