Plural Nouns Ending with O Nouns that end

+ Plural Nouns Ending with “O”

+ Nouns that end in a vowel followed by the letter “o”, just add “s” Vowel + “o” Examples: One radio One kangaroo One zoo One stereo two radios two kangaroos two zoos two stereos

+ In fact, most words ending with “o”, just add “-s”, for example… Words that end in “o” and are a shortened version of a longer word, just add “-s”. Ex. photo, photos Proper nouns that end in “o”, just add “-s”. Ex. Eskimo, Eskimos Spanish and Italian words that end in “o”, just add “-s”. Ex. taco, tacos Musical terms that end in “o”, just add “-s” Ex. solo, solos Words that are newer to the English language that end in “o”, just add “s”. Ex. casino, casinos

+ So, in other words, to make most nouns ending in “o” plural, just add “-s”. Except for…

+ Except for these words. These nouns must be spelled with an “-es”: Hint: Just memorize these words! Add “-es” potato tomato echo hero veto embargo torpedo potatoes tomatoes echoes heroes vetoes embargoes torpedoes

+ Also, some nouns can be made plural by either adding an “-s” or an “-es”. Singular buffalo domino ghetto mango mosquito motto tornado volcano zero Plural add “s” buffalos dominos ghettos mangos mosquitos mottos tornados volcanos zeros Plural add “es” buffaloes dominoes ghettoes mangoes mosquitoes mottoes tornadoes volcanoes zeroes Hint: The bold print word is the preferred way to spell the plural noun.

+ So, the rule for nouns ending in “o” is simple; most nouns you just add an “-s” to the end of the word to make them plural, except for a few random words which you must memorize. Questions?