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Why and when do you use ies in some words that end in y and not in all the words?
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∙ 14y ago
When forming the plural of singular words that end in the letter Y, the Y is removed and replaced by IE, followed by the S.
Examples : property / properties -- city / cities -- viscosity / viscosities
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoSome words end in ies because the singular form ends in y and yes might be harder to say at the end of the word than ies.
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∙ 14y agoIf Y follows e monkey monkeys
if Y follows a consonant ferry ferries
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∙ 13y agoWords end in "ing" to show what you are currently doing. For example: I am running. ( it's something that I'm currently doing. Hope this helps.
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Words that end in es or ies?
Some plural nouns that end in -es or -ies are:baby, babiesberry, berriesbox, boxesbranch, branchesflash, flashesfox, foxesglass, glassesguess, guesseskiss, kissesmatch, matchesmiss, missespony, poniesquiz, quizzesshelf, shelvesstory, storieswaltz, waltzeswatch, watcheswish, wisheswolf, wolveswrench, wrenches
What is the plural of vicinity?
Vicinities, almost all plurals of words that end "y" is "ies".
What words end in ies?
lies, flies, lillies, monies,
What words begin with the letter p and end in ies?
pies
What happens to words that end in y?
Many of them change to -ies for the plural.
Words that end in ies?
spies ponies armies bullies babies
Words that use ies at the end?
Some words that end in "ies" are babies, puppies, and hobbies.
Words that end in the vowel y and add es?
drop the y and add ies
Why does keys not end with 'ies'?
Words that drop the ending "y" and add "-ies" are those for which the penultimate letter of the word is a consonant. As the penultimate letter of keys is a vowel, the final consonant y is retained and an s is added at the end.
What are some words ending in ies?
ski, chili, xi, chi, qi
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
IES coaching centers in Delhi?
Primus IES coaching, west Delhi IES Academy , south delhi IES MADE EASY, south delhi all r good institutes for ies
