woods
The plural of "wood" is woods.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and wood follows this rule.
Meaning: the hard material of trees, or a small forest (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with woods: the woods are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: woods'.
How do you pronounce it?
wood is pronounced /wʊd/. The plural ending sounds like /z/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
For the material, wood is usually uncountable: a pile of wood. the woods is the usual way to say a small forest.
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 walked in the woods.Singular: We walked in the wood.
- The shop sells many woods for furniture.Singular: The shop sells one kind of wood for furniture.
