chickens
The plural of "chicken" is chickens.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and chicken follows this rule.
Meaning: a farm bird kept for eggs and meat (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with chickens: the chickens are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: chickens'.
How do you pronounce it?
chicken is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɪkɪn/. The plural ending sounds like /z/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. chickens 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
- We keep six chickens in the yard.Singular: We keep one chicken in the yard.
- The chickens lay eggs every day.Singular: The chicken lays eggs every day.
