grasses
The plural of "grass" is grasses.
Nouns that end in s, x, z, ch or sh add -es to make the plural, so grass becomes grasses.
Meaning: a common green plant with thin leaves (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with grasses: the grasses are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: grasses'.
How do you pronounce it?
grass is pronounced /ɡɹɑːs/. The plural ending sounds like /ɪz/, so the plural has one more syllable than the singular.
What mistakes should you avoid?
grass is usually uncountable: cut the grass. grasses means different kinds of grass.
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 field is full of wild grasses.Singular: The field is full of wild grass.
- Many grasses grow in this area.Singular: One kind of grass grows in this area.
