Collins Cobuild English Grammar (182 page)
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| bush |  | bushes |
| glass | | glasses |
| box | | boxes |
| bus | | buses |
The plural is also written
es
and pronounced
/
I
z/
after
ch
, when the
ch
is pronounced
/tʃ/
.
| church | | churches |
| match | | matches |
| speech | | speeches |
R5
When the
s
follows one of the sounds
/f/
,
/k/
,
/p/
,
/t/
, or
/θ/
, it is pronounced
/s/
.
| belief | | beliefs |
| week | | weeks |
| cap | | caps |
| pet | | pets |
| moth | | moths |
R6
When the
s
follows one of the sounds
/
S
/
,
/z/
, or
/ʤ/
, it is pronounced
/
IΖ
/
.
| service | | services |
| prize | | prizes |
| age | | ages |
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