- mat, mats;
- wave, waves;
- problem, problems;
- bough, boughs;
- John, Johns;
- nurse, nurses;
- tense, tenses;
- bench, benches;
- dish, dishes;
- class, classes;
- fox, foxes.
Special Rules
1. If the singular ends in s, x, z, ch, or sh, the plural ending is es.
Examples:
- loss, losses;
- box, boxes;
- buzz, buzzes;
- match, matches;
- rush, rushes.
2. Many nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant also take the ending es in the plural.
Examples:
- hero, heroes;
- cargo, cargoes;
- potato, potatoes;
- motto, mottoes;
- buffalo, buffaloes;
- mosquito, mosquitoes.
3. Nouns ending in o preceded by a vowel form their plural in s: as,—cameo, cameos; folio, folios.
4. The following nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant also form their plural in s:—