See Rule 1, Lesson 137.
+Direction+.--_Form the plural of each of the following nouns, and note
what letters represent sounds that cannot unite with the sound of +s+_:--
Ax _or_ axe, arch, adz _or_ adze, box, brush, cage, chaise, cross, ditch,
face, gas, glass, hedge, horse, lash, lens, niche, prize, race, topaz.
The following nouns ending in _o_ preceded by a consonant add _es_ without
increase of syllables.
+Direction+.--_Form the plural of each of the following nouns_:--
Buffalo, calico, cargo, echo, embargo, grotto, hero, innuendo, motto,
mosquito, mulatto, negro, portico (_oes_ or _os_), potato, tornado,
torpedo, veto, volcano.
The following nouns in _o_ preceded by a consonant add _s_ only.
+Direction+.--_Form the plural of each of the following nouns_:--
Canto, domino (_os_ or _oes_), duodecimo, halo, junto, lasso, memento,
octavo, piano, proviso, quarto, salvo, solo, two, tyro, zero (_os_ or
_oes_).
Nouns in _o_ preceded by a vowel add _s_.
Bamboo, cameo, cuckoo, embryo, folio, portfolio, seraglio, trio.
Common nouns [Footnote: See Rule 2, Lesson 127. In old English, such words
as _lady_ and _fancy_ were spelled _ladie_, _fancie_. The modern plural
simply retains the old spelling and adds _s_,] in _y_ after a consonant
change _y_ into _i_ and add _es_ without increase of syllables.
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