steaks
The plural of "steak" is steaks.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and steak follows this rule.
Meaning: a thick slice of meat (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with steaks: the steaks are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: steaks'.
How do you pronounce it?
steak is pronounced /steɪk/. The plural ending sounds like /s/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. steaks 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
- We grilled four steaks.Singular: We grilled a steak.
- The steaks are ready.Singular: The steak is ready.
