Nouns ending in 'y' preceded by a vowel form their plurals by adding the letter 's'. Examples:
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Yes, nouns ending in y preceded by a vowel form their plurals by adding s. For example, "essay" becomes "essays" and "donkey" becomes "donkeys."
Yes, nouns ending in y preceded by a vowel form their plurals by adding s. For example, "key" becomes "keys" in the plural form.
Most nouns ending in -y preceded by a vowel are made plural by just adding an -s to the end of the word, for example: day to days; alley to alleys; boy to boys; guy to guys; etc. Nouns ending in -y preceded by a consonant, take out the -y and add -ies for example: candy to candies; duty to duties; baby to babies; etc.
Yes, that is correct. The general rule is that nouns ending in a vowel followed by "y" form their plurals by simply adding an "s" to the singular form. For example, "valley" becomes "valleys" in the plural form.
Examples of nouns ending in -y that is preceded by a vowel:alleyboycaychimneydaydonkeyessayjoykeymonkeyplaytoyturkeyvalleyway
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Yes, nouns ending in y preceded by a vowel form their plurals by adding s. For example, "essay" becomes "essays" and "donkey" becomes "donkeys."
Yes, nouns ending in y preceded by a vowel form their plurals by adding s. For example, "key" becomes "keys" in the plural form.
Most nouns ending in -y preceded by a vowel are made plural by just adding an -s to the end of the word, for example: day to days; alley to alleys; boy to boys; guy to guys; etc. Nouns ending in -y preceded by a consonant, take out the -y and add -ies for example: candy to candies; duty to duties; baby to babies; etc.
Yes, that is correct. The general rule is that nouns ending in a vowel followed by "y" form their plurals by simply adding an "s" to the singular form. For example, "valley" becomes "valleys" in the plural form.
Most nouns ending in o preceded by a vowel are pluralized by simply adding an "s" on the end of the word; for example:photo becomes photoszoo becomes zoosmemo becomes memoskangaroo becomes kangaroos
The plural forms of those nouns are:cry - criesboy - boysbaby - babiesmonkey - monkeysvalley - valleyscity - citiesparty - partiesYou will notice that the nouns ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant change the 'y' to 'i', before adding 'es'.The nouns that end in 'y' preceded by a vowel, simply add an 's'.
Examples of plurals that are formed by adding an ending:car, carswish, wishesbox, boxeshero, heroesbaby, babieslife, liveschild, childrenformula, formulaeindex, indicesbeau, beaux
Examples of nouns ending in -y that is preceded by a vowel:alleyboycaychimneydaydonkeyessayjoykeymonkeyplaytoyturkeyvalleyway
Nouns with the 'usual ending' are called regular plurals; plurals formed by adding -s or -es to the end of the word. Examples are: arches birds cats dogs eggs frogs grapes heroes inches jokes knees locks Nouns that form the plural in some other way are called irregular plurals.
Some nouns ending in -is are made plural by changing the ending to -es; examples:axis - axesbasis - basescrisis - crisesdiagnosis - diagnosesellipsis - ellipsesSome nouns ending in -is are regular plurals adding the ending -es to the end of the word; examples:iris - irisesmantis - mantisesmetropolis - metropolisespelvis - pelvisestrellis - trellises
Some nouns ending with an 'o' preceded by a consonant add 'es' to the end of the word to form the plural; for example:tomato - tomatoespotato - potatoeshero - heroesecho - echoesbuffalo - buffaloesmosquito - mosquitoesMost nouns ending with an 'o' simply add 's' to the end of the word to form the plural; for example:zero - zeroszoo - zoosstudio - studiosradio - radiosavacado - avacadosauto - autos