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RULE #7- Those nouns ending in o, we can add s.

es or some can be spelled either way to form their


plural forms.
I: Nouns ending in o preceded by a vowel form their plural by adding s:
a) Radio radios
b) Studio studios
c) Zoo - zoos
d) Cuckoo cuckoos
e) Scenario scenarios
f) Stereo stereos
g) Ratio ratios
h) Audio audios
i) Boo boos
j) Kangaroo kangaroos
k) Toe- toes
l) Tattoo tattoos
m) Video - videos
II. Most nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant form their plural by adding s;
a) Piano pianos
b) Solo solos
c) Zero zeros
d) Avocado avocados
e) eg. casino-casinos
f) tango-tangos
g) canto-cantos
h) magneto-magnetos
i) alto-altos
j) dynamo-dynamos
k) rondo-rondos
l) Photo photos
m) Ego egos
III. We add -s to short forms/abbreviations:
a) Kilo kilos
b) Photo photos
c) Logo logos
d) Typo typos
e) Memo memos
f) Pro pros
IV. We add -s to words from other languages:
a) Taco tacos
b) Sombrero sombreros
c) Concerto concertos
d) Stiletto - stilettos
e) Soprano - sopranos
V. Some nouns ending in the letter o preceded by a consonant add -es to form the plural:
a) Potato potatoes
b) Echo echoes
c) Tomato tomatoes
d) Hero heroes
e) Domino dominoes
f) Embargo - embargoes
VI. Others that form the plural with both s and -es include:
a) Zero zeros zeroes
b) Buffalo buffalos buffaloes
c) Cargo cargos cargoes
d) Mosquito mosquitos mosquitoes
e) Halo halos haloes
f) Motto mottos - mottoes
g) Volcano volcanos volcanoes
h) Tuxedo tuxedos tuxedoes
i) Mango mangos - mangoes

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