sunrises
The plural of "sunrise" is sunrises.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and sunrise follows this rule.
Meaning: the time when the sun appears in the morning (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with sunrises: the sunrises are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: sunrises'.
How do you pronounce it?
sunrise is pronounced /ˈsʌnɹaɪz/. The plural ending sounds like /ɪz/, so the plural has one more syllable than the singular.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. sunrises means more than one, while an apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone.
Did you know?
- Young children learning English often say mouses and foots. They are applying the -s rule to every noun, which shows they have learned the rule itself.
Examples in context
- We watched beautiful sunrises from the hill.Singular: We watched a beautiful sunrise from the hill.
- The sunrises here are early.Singular: The sunrise here is early.
