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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoPennies, grannies, buddies (in which you change the "y" of the singular to "i" and add "es."
Pies, in which you simply add "s."
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What is the plural of melody?
As with most words ending with 'y', the plural is made by dropping the 'y' and adding 'ies' — so 'melodies' is the plural.
What is the plural of vicinity?
Vicinities, almost all plurals of words that end "y" is "ies".
What is the plural of summary?
Words of Greek origin ending in -is generally form the plural in -es: synopses (si-nop-sees)
What words match the way countries is made plural?
Words like candy, bully, spy, pony... when the word has a consonant before the final y, then change the y to ies to form the plural.
What is the plural of Larry?
The plural for of Larry is Larrys: There are two Larrys in my class. Note: Plural proper names ending in -y don't usually change the -y to -ies; for example, the Murphy family are not the Murphies, they are the Murphys, the Kennedy family are the Kennedys.
What is the plural of melody?
As with most words ending with 'y', the plural is made by dropping the 'y' and adding 'ies' — so 'melodies' is the plural.
How do you make words ending with y plural?
Usually by dropping the y and adding "ies." Examples: party=parties candy=candies family=families story=stories
What are the different rules you could use to make words plural?
There are three main rules to make most words plural: add -s to the end (e.g. cats), add -es if the word ends in -s, -x, -ch, -sh or -z (e.g. boxes), and change the ending of the word (e.g. mouse to mice). Some irregular nouns do not follow these rules (e.g. child to children).
What is the plural of folly?
English nouns ending in -y generally form the plural in -ies: follies
What are some words ending in ies?
ski, chili, xi, chi, qi
Do you form the plural of the word get by adding s to the end?
In most cases, yes. Not in every case though... words ending in ch, x s or z get es added to form the plural, and for words ending in y, change the y to ies.
When to use 's or ies?
Use 's to form the possessive of singular nouns (e.g. dog's) and use -ies to form the plural of words ending in a consonant and y (e.g. babies).
What are plurals for words ending in y?
For words ending in "y," you generally change the y to i and add es to make the plural. For example, "city" becomes "cities" and "baby" becomes "babies."
What are some examples of words that end with 'ies' once they're made plural?
Here are some examples of nouns with the plural form ending in -ies -- you'll notice that the singular ends in -y:liberty - libertiesvictory - victoriescountry - countriesenemy - enemiesarmy - armies and navy - naviesdirty - dirtierhappy - happierduty - dutieslily - liliesreply - replieslady - ladiesspy - spiesstory - storiesbutterfly - butterfliesnappy - nappieshappy - happiescry-cries
How do you explaIn examples plurals ending with ies?
Examples ending in "ies" indicate the plural form of words where the singular form ends in "y", preceded by a consonant. The "y" is changed to "i" before adding "es" to form the plural. For instance, "city" becomes "cities," "baby" becomes "babies," and "party" becomes "parties."
What happens to words that end in y?
Many of them change to -ies for the plural.
To make words ending in y plural?
Change the y to i and add es. For example, baby becomes babies.
