The plural of 'potato' is 'potatoes', i.e. 1 potato, 2 potatoes. 'Potato' is a countable noun in English, and the plural form is formed by adding 'es' to the word 'potato': potatoES.
We add an e to the plural of potato and tomato because if the last vowel in a word is long, we add another letter to separate the vowel from the ending. The same goes for baby and sky. The y has a long e sound, so we add “i” before we add “es”.
When pluralizing tomato, tomatoes is always the correct word. There is no easy rule for remembering which words that end in O take -s or -es in the plural. Luckily, however, there is a trick to remembering that tomato is one of the -es words: it rhymes with potato, which also becomes potatoes as a plural.
Note: Both mangoes and mangos are accepted plural form of the noun mango but mangoes is the more commonly used and accepted one.
The plural form of the word “sheep” is sheep only. It comes under the few exceptions of the English language which do not change their form when changed to plural from singular.
The plural of platypus is platypuses.
salm·on ˈsa-mən. plural salmon also salmons.
The plural form of kangaroo is kangaroos.
avocado. Plural. avocados or avocadoes. The plural form of avocado; more than one (kind of) avocado.
banana. /bəˈnænə/ Brit /bəˈnɑːnə/ plural bananas.
"Donkeys" is the only way to make the noun "donkey" plural. Confusion arises because some people mistakenly believe that all nouns ending in "y" should form a plural ending in "ies". When a noun ends with [vowel] + y, you only need to add an "s" to form the plural.
The plural of monkey is monkeys.
The plural of deer is deer. This word is an irregular plural noun The noun deer is both the singular and the plural They saw one deer or They saw two million deer Deer is the preferred plural form of deer, although deers (rarely used) is also an accepted plural.
onion /ˈʌnjən/ noun. plural onions.
The plural of fungus is fungi or funguses. Fungi is the more common plural. The noun fungus has a Latin root, which is the derivation of the plural fungi.
buffalo /ˈbʌfəˌloʊ/ noun. plural buffalo or buffaloes.
turkey. Plural. turkeys. The plural form of turkey; more than one (kind of) turkey.
Both octopuses and octopi are acceptable plurals for octopus. Of the two, octopuses is the simpler and more commonly used. The proposed plural octopodes is based on the plural of the Ancient Greek word from which octopus ultimately derives.
celery. Plural. celeries. The plural form of celery; more than one (kind of) celery.
koala /kəˈwɑːlə/ noun. plural koalas.
The plural is preferably hippopotamuses, not hippopotami. The preferred form appears almost four times more frequently than the ...
Elephants. The plural form of elephant; more than one (kind of) elephant.
The plural of "giraffe" is "giraffes." Male giraffes use their necks as weapons in combat, a behaviour known as necking.
The plural of “moose” is the same as the singular: “moose.” It's one of a group of plural nouns in English that are identical to the corresponding singular nouns. So it's wrong to write “mooses.” For example, you might write “There are several moose in the forest.”
'Shrimp' has two plurals. You can either say or write 'shrimp' or 'shrimps. ' However, 'shrimps' is usually used in reference to different species or different kinds of shrimp. Examples: There are a lot of shrimp on this plate.