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The suffix -es is used after words ending in s(s), ch, sh and z(z), and when y is replaced by i. Letters and Sounds, Phase Six.
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buses
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Our village has only three buses a day.
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passes |
The train passes our house every hour.
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benches |
There were wooden benches to sit on.
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catches |
John catches the train to work.
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rushes |
She rushes to be first in line for lunch.
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buzzes |
My alarm clock buzzes very loudly.
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babies |
Babies are dependent on their mothers for food.
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