otters
The plural of "otter" is otters.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and otter follows this rule.
Meaning: an animal that swims and eats fish (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with otters: the otters are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: otters'.
How do you pronounce it?
otter is pronounced /ˈɒtə/. The plural ending sounds like /z/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. otters means more than one, while an apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone.
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
- Otters play in the river.Singular: An otter plays in the river.
- We spotted two otters near the bridge.Singular: We spotted an otter near the bridge.
