stores
The plural of "store" is stores.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and store follows this rule.
Meaning: a shop (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with stores: the stores are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: stores'.
How do you pronounce it?
store is pronounced /stɔː/. The plural ending sounds like /z/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. stores 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 stores open at nine.Singular: The store opens at nine.
- The mall has eighty stores for shoes.Singular: The mall has one store for shoes.
