Re: When to add an E at the end of a word Generally, any noun that ends in the letter O gets an es when it becomes a plural:
potato --- potatoes
There is no rule in English that places an e at the end of a word that doesn't already have one.
As a rule, short words that end in e have a long vowel sound in the previous vowel.
spit ---spite
hat ---hate
Tim --- time
bit ---bite
tun --- tune
hop ---hope |