One boy, two boys. (also, toy / toys, joy / joys)
One key, two keys.
One day, two days. (also, way / ways)
One monkey, two monkeys.
One turkey, two turkeys.
One pulley, two pulleys.
One valley, two valleys.
One donkey, two donkeys.
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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, 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.
Nouns ending in 'y' preceded by a vowel form their plurals by adding the letter 's'. Examples:one day, two daysone boy, two boysone play, two playsone blue-jay, two blue-jays
Examples of nouns ending in -y that is preceded by a vowel:alleyboycaychimneydaydonkeyessayjoykeymonkeyplaytoyturkeyvalleyway
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
When adding "-ing" to a word ending in a consonant-vowel pattern, drop the vowel before adding "-ing". Most of these words will end in "e". Wrong: skateing Right: skating Wrong: takeing Right: taking Wrong: relateing Right: relating
For nouns ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant, the plural is formed by dropping the 'y' and adding 'ies' to the end of the word.For nouns ending in 'y' preceded by a vowel, the plural is formed by adding an 's' after the ending 'y'.Examples:baby, babiesparty, partiesstory storiesboy, boysplay, playsstray, strays
yes, such as: way-->ways valley-->valleys decoy-->decoys guy-->guys
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.
Nouns ending in -y, preceded by a vowel are made plural by adding an -s. Examples: boys, toys, clays, trays Nouns ending in -y, preceded by a consonant are made plural by dropping the -y and adding -ies. Examples: babies, ladies, parties, armies.
Nouns ending in O or other vowels usually drop it when adding the -IC suffix (makes an adjective). Examples are tornado --> tornadic cyclone --> cyclonic