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For nouns ending in -ypreceded by a vowel, an -s is added to the end of the word:
- boy, boys
- day, days
- joy, joys
- play, plays
- turkey, turkeys
- valley, valleys
For nouns ending in -ypreceded by a consonant, change the -y to -ies:
- baby, babies
- daisy, daisies
- lady, ladies
- puppy, puppies
- spy, spies
- story, stories
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How do you make a word a plural?
Just s, es, if there is y then remove Y and add ies after it
Why do you just add an' s' to monkey to get the plural but have to change the 'y' to' i' and add 'es' the cherry or lady?
This is because of the letters that precede 'Y'. When the 'Y' follows a consonant, the 'Y' must be replaced with 'I' and "ES" is added. When the 'Y' follows a vowel, only an 'S' is needed.
Do you drop the the y in monkeys and put a es or ies or and s?
You don't drop the 'y' you just add 's' to make the plural monkeys.
Is using 's after acronym correct?
Not unless you are talking about something that "belongs" to the acronym. To make a word plural, just add s, or in some cases drop the y and add es. But to make acronym plural, just add s.
If a noun ends in y sometimes you change the y to i and add es but sometimes you just add s how do you know which you should do?
In nouns that end with a consonant and Y, the final Y is dropped and the letters ies are added to make the word plural. In words that end with a vowel and Y, the final Y is retained and an S is added, unless that final vowel is a U.
What is the rule for dropping the y and adding -ies?
The spelling rule is: when the word has a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) before the letter ‘y’, you add the letter ‘s’ and when the word has a consonant (b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z) before the letter ‘y’, you remove the ‘y’ and replace it with ‘ies’.
Why is sometimes you add -ly and sometimes you just add a -y?
Sometimes it sounds hard without -y or -ly
What are the two rules plurals from nouns ending in y?
If the word has a consonant before the final y, then drop the y and add 'ies' to form the plural.For example:baby > babiesspy > spiesbully > bulliespony> poniesberry > berriesbunny > bunniesIf the word has a vowel before the final y, just add 's' to form the plural. For example:boy > boyskey > keysmonkey > monkeysday > daystoy > toystray > traysTo form the plural of a name (proper noun), add 's' to the end of the word no matter what the preceding letter is. For example:Kennedy > KennedysMary > MarysHenry > HenrysFoley > Foleys
How do you add s or es to required?
just delete the d and add s
To make words ending in y plural?
If the y is immediately preceded by a consonant, change y to ies. If the y is preceded by a vowel, simply add s after the y, as with most other words.
How do you ad ed to the word stray?
strayed - if the word ends in vowel + y then just add -ed.If the word ends in consonant + y then the y changes to i then add -edmarry -- married
How do you know when to change the y to an i before adding the es?
The general rules for forming plurals of nouns that end in 'y' are:If the word has a consonant before the final y, then drop the y and add 'ies' to form the plural. For example:baby > babiesspy > spiesbully > bulliespony> poniesberry > berriesbunny > bunniesIf the word has a vowel before the final y, just add 's' to form the plural. For example: boy > boyskey > keysmonkey > monkeysday > daystoy > toystray > traysTo form the plural of a name, add 's' to the end of the word. For example: Kennedy > KennedysMary > MarysHenry > HenrysFoley > Foleys
