schools
The plural of "school" is schools.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and school follows this rule.
Meaning: a place where children learn (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with schools: the schools are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: schools'.
How do you pronounce it?
school is pronounced /skuːl/. The plural ending sounds like /z/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. schools means more than one, while an apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone.
Did you know?
- The -s plural goes back to the Old English ending -as, which belonged to only one group of nouns, as in stānas, "stones". By the end of the Middle Ages it had spread to almost every noun.
Examples in context
- The town has three schools.Singular: The town has one school.
- Schools close in July.Singular: The school closes in July.
