cliffs
The plural of "cliff" is cliffs.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and cliff follows this rule.
Meaning: a high steep rock face, often by the sea (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with cliffs: the cliffs are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: cliffs'.
How do you pronounce it?
cliff is pronounced /klɪf/. The plural ending sounds like /s/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
cliff keeps its f. The plural is cliffs.
Did you know?
- The spoken plural ending has three sounds: /s/ after sounds like p, t and k, /ɪz/ after hissing sounds like s and ch and /z/ everywhere else.
Examples in context
- The cliffs are eighty metres high.Singular: The cliff is eighty metres high.
- We walked along the white cliffs.Singular: We walked along the white cliff.
