tastes
The plural of "taste" is tastes.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and taste follows this rule.
Meaning: the flavor of something, or a person's liking (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with tastes: the tastes are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: tastes'.
How do you pronounce it?
taste is pronounced /teɪst/. The plural ending sounds like /s/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. tastes means more than one, while an apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone.
Did you know?
- The spoken plural ending has three sounds: /s/ after sounds like p, t and k, /ɪz/ after hissing sounds like s and ch and /z/ everywhere else.
Examples in context
- The two dishes have different tastes.Singular: The dishes have a different taste.
- We have similar tastes in music.Singular: We have the same taste in music.
