5. _Third exception._ The six following, ending in _ou_, take _x_, as:

bijou, bijoux, _jewel_, _jewels_.

caillou, cailloux, _pebble_, _pebbles_.

chou, choux, _cabbage_, _cabbages_.

genou, genoux, _knee_, _knees_.

hibou, hiboux, _owl_, _owls_.

joujou, joujoux, _toy_, _toys_.

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6. _Fourth exception._ The seven following, ending in _ail_, change this

into _aux_, as:

bail, baux, _lease_, _leases_.

corail, coraux, _coral_, _corals_.

émail, émaux, _enamel_, _enamels_.

soupirail, soupiraux, _air-hole_, _air-holes_.

travail, travaux, _work_, _works_.

sous-bail, sous-baux, _under-lease_, _under-leases_.

N. B.--Peculiar are bétail, _cattle_, which makes _bestiaux_, and ail,

_garlic_, which makes _aulx_.

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