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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.


Plural ending ies?

When a word ends in -y preceded by a consonant, you can change the -y to -ies to form the plural. For example, the singular "activity" becomes "activities" in the plural form.


What is the plural of folly?

English nouns ending in -y generally form the plural in -ies: follies


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 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.


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."


When to use 's or ies?

Use an ''s' when you are indicating possession. Use 'ies' when you are indicating plurality.


How do you explaIn examples plurals ending with ies?

If the word has a consonant before the final 'y' then to make it plural change the final y to ies. For examplecandy > candiesspy > spiessky > skies


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


What happens to words that end in y?

Many of them change to -ies for the plural.


What are some plural nouns that end with ies?

Some examples of nouns that the plural form ends with -ies are:try, triesfry, friessupply, suppliesparty, partiespanty, pantiespatty, pattieslady, ladiesbaby, babiesworry, worriescherry, cherries