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Write a rule for making the plurals of words ending with O
thomas said:Write a rule for making the plurals of words ending with O
thomas said:Write a rule for making the plurals of words ending with O
Casiopea said:thomas said:Write a rule for making the plurals of words ending with O
There are three general rules.
1. Add -es if the word ends in consonant+o:
hero, heroes
potato, potatoes
tomato, tomatoes.
2. Add -s if the word ends in sonorants "lo", "mo", "no":
halo, halos
memo, memos
lino, linos
3. Add -s if the word ends in a vowel+o
cameo, cameos
oreo, oreos
hoe, hoes
All the best,
Casiopea said:thomas said:Write a rule for making the plurals of words ending with O
There are three general rules.
1. Add -es if the word ends in consonant+o:
hero, heroes
potato, potatoes
tomato, tomatoes.
2. Add -s if the word ends in sonorants "lo", "mo", "no":
halo, halos
memo, memos
lino, linos
3. Add -s if the word ends in a vowel+o
cameo, cameos
oreo, oreos
hoe, hoes
All the best,
MikeNewYork said:Casiopea said:thomas said:Write a rule for making the plurals of words ending with O
There are three general rules.
1. Add -es if the word ends in consonant+o:
hero, heroes
potato, potatoes
tomato, tomatoes.
2. Add -s if the word ends in sonorants "lo", "mo", "no":
halo, halos
memo, memos
lino, linos
3. Add -s if the word ends in a vowel+o
cameo, cameos
oreo, oreos
hoe, hoes
All the best,
Those are pretty good, Cas. Still there are so many exceptions. :wink:
Casiopea said:MikeNewYork said:Casiopea said:thomas said:Write a rule for making the plurals of words ending with O
There are three general rules.
1. Add -es if the word ends in consonant+o:
hero, heroes
potato, potatoes
tomato, tomatoes.
2. Add -s if the word ends in sonorants "lo", "mo", "no":
halo, halos
memo, memos
lino, linos
3. Add -s if the word ends in a vowel+o
cameo, cameos
oreo, oreos
hoe, hoes
All the best,
Those are pretty good, Cas. Still there are so many exceptions. :wink:
Are there? Let's look at them. Please, feel free to post them.![]()
MikeNewYork said:Casiopea said:MikeNewYork said:Casiopea said:thomas said:Write a rule for making the plurals of words ending with O
There are three general rules.
1. Add -es if the word ends in consonant+o:
hero, heroes
potato, potatoes
tomato, tomatoes.
2. Add -s if the word ends in sonorants "lo", "mo", "no":
halo, halos
memo, memos
lino, linos
3. Add -s if the word ends in a vowel+o
cameo, cameos
oreo, oreos
hoe, hoes
All the best,
Those are pretty good, Cas. Still there are so many exceptions. :wink:
Are there? Let's look at them. Please, feel free to post them.![]()
Well, leaving aside the many that have both -os and -oes endings, here are about 40:
mambo/mambos
gumbo/gumbos
bimbo/bimbos
dumbo/dumbos
gazebo/gazebos
jumbo/jumbos
lobo/lobos
limbo/limbos
mumbo-jumbo/mumbo-jumbos
placebo/placebos
umbo/umbos
turbo/turbos
amigo/amigos
banco/bancos
bunco/buncos
bunko/bunkos
bronco/broncos
calico/calicos
coco/cocos
disco/discos
flamenco/flamencos
loco/locos
politico/politicos
portico/porticos
taco/tacos
tobacco/tobaccos
avocado/avocados
credo/credos
condo/condos
commando/commandos
crescendo/crescendos
hairdo/hairdos
judo/judos
kiddo/kiddos
libido/libidos
rondo/rondos
rancho/ranchos
speedo/speedos
toledo/toledos
tostado/tostados
tournedo/tournedos
weirdo/weirdos
Casiopea said:I was hoping for exceptions.![]()
From what I see they all fit into rule 1:
1. Use -s if the word ends in a consonant + o.
All the best,
There are three general rules.
1. Add -es if the word ends in consonant+o:
hero, heroes
potato, potatoes
tomato, tomatoes.
RonBee said:[
That's quite a list--quite a long list. Where did you find all those?
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MikeNewYork said:Casiopea said:I was hoping for exceptions.![]()
From what I see they all fit into rule 1:
1. Use -s if the word ends in a consonant + o.
All the best,
Erm...you now have me confused. Your first rule says:
There are three general rules.
1. Add -es if the word ends in consonant+o:
hero, heroes
potato, potatoes
tomato, tomatoes.
I produced a partial list that had words ending in a consonant + o that formed a plural with -s, not -es. Did I misunderstand? :?:
Casiopea said::lol: No, no. I'm the one who has everyone, including myself, confused. :lol: Sorry about that. :lol: Your list is wonderful, and much needed, too. You've given me some wonderful data to look at, ponder, and play with. Thanks.
Appreciatively,
thomas said:Write a rule for making the plurals of words ending with O
www.web.ask.com said:Is it -os or -oes?
a. For most words that end in -o, simply add -s for the plural form. These include:
1) words of Spanish or Italian origin, especially those connected with music e.g. cello/cellos, piano/pianos, soprano/sopranos, concerto/concertos;
2) words where there is another vowel in front of the -o e.g. studio/studios, patio/patios, zoo/zoos, cuckoo/cuckoos, kangaroo/kangaroos
3) words that are abbreviations e.g. rhino/rhinos (rhino = rhinoceros), hippo/hippos (hippo = hippopotamus), kilo/kilos (kilo = kilogram), photo/photos (photo = photograph)
There are some exceptions.
A) Certain words ending in -o take -es for the plural form. These include: domino/dominoes, echo/echoes, hero/heroes, potato/potatoes, tomato/tomatoes
B) Certain words ending in -o can take either -es or -s. These include:
mango/mangoes (or mangos), mosquito/mosquitoes (or mosquitos), tornado/tornadoes (or tornados), volcano/volcanoes (or volcanos)