horses
The plural of "horse" is horses.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and horse follows this rule.
Meaning: a large animal used for riding (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with horses: the horses are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: horses'.
How do you pronounce it?
horse is pronounced /hɔːs/. The plural ending sounds like /ɪz/, so the plural has one more syllable than the singular.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. horses 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 horses are in the stable.Singular: The horse is in the stable.
- She owns three horses.Singular: She owns one horse.
