vacations
The plural of "vacation" is vacations.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and vacation follows this rule.
Meaning: a period of rest away from work or school (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with vacations: the vacations are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: vacations'.
How do you pronounce it?
vacation is pronounced /vəˈkeɪ.ʃən/. The plural ending sounds like /z/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. vacations 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 take two vacations a year.Singular: We take one vacation a year.
- Our vacations are always too short.Singular: Our vacation is always too short.
