sharks
The plural of "shark" is sharks.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and shark follows this rule.
Meaning: a large fish with sharp teeth (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with sharks: the sharks are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: sharks'.
How do you pronounce it?
shark is pronounced /ʃɑːk/. The plural ending sounds like /s/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. sharks 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
- Sharks live in all the oceans.Singular: A shark lives in all the oceans.
- We saw two sharks from the boat.Singular: We saw a shark from the boat.
