Yams, Yachts, Yahoos, Yaks, Yaps, Yellows, Yens, Yips, Yucks.
Gravy is a food. It begins with G and ends with Y.
The 'noun markers' are the articles; the definite article the and the indefinite articles a and an.The is used for a specific noun.A is used for a general noun starting with a consonant sound.An is use for a general noun starting with a vowel sound.Examples:The shampoo was advertised on TV. A man is shown washing his hair while an announcer tells us how much he is enjoying the experience.
A bright and cheerful word starting with Y is yellow; a very important word starting with Y is you.
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The basic rule is for nouns ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant, the plural is formed by dripping the 'y' and 'ies'. For nouns ending in 'y' preceded by a vowel, the plural is formed by adding 's' only. Why this came about, I do not know. Perhaps a question for the category 'word origins'.Some examples for nouns that drop the Y and add IES for plurals are:babiesdaisiesladiesstoriesdairiesfairiespartiescountriesSome examples for nouns that do not drop the Y for plurals:alleysboyschimneysdaysessaysjoyskeysmonkeys
A regular plural noun is a noun that forms its plural by adding an 's' or an 'es' to the end of the word.An irregular plural noun is a noun that form its plural in some other way.To form the plural noun 'cities', the 'y' is dropped from the end of the word 'city' before adding 'ies'. This is an irregular plural noun.
A regular plural noun is a noun that is made plural by adding -s or -es to the end of the word.An irregular plural noun is a noun that is made plural in some other way.The noun city is made plural by dropping the ending -y and adding -ies to the end of the word. The plural form for city is cities, an irregular plural.
The plural noun of enemy is enemies. The "y" must be replaced with "ies".
The plural form is inquiries . For nouns that end in y the rule is: y changes to i then add -es baby - babies, lady - ladies,
The plural noun of enemy is enemies. The "y" must be replaced with "ies".
The plural form of words when the last two letters are a consonant and a y, take off the y and add ies. The plural of blackberry is blackberries.
The singular noun, quality, forms the plural by dropping the -y and adding -ies. The plural form is qualities.
The plural form for the noun army is armies.To form the plural for words ending in y preceded by a consonant:change the y into ie and add s.
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
Puppies.* When making plurals of words that end in y, the y changes to i then add es.lady - ladies, baby - babies, gravy - gravies,
The plural form for the noun monkey is monkeys.
The general rule for nouns ending in "y" preceded by a consonant is to drop the "y" and add "ies" to form the plural. Some examples are:city = citiesmemory = memorieslady = ladiesparty = partiesThe exception to this rule is for the names of people. If a name ends in "y", an "s" is added to the end of the word, whether the "y' is preceded by a consonant or a vowel; for example, the two Marys or the Kennedys.For nouns ending in "y" preceded by a vowel, an "s" is added to the end of the word to form the plural. Some examples are:chimney = chimneyskey = keystoy = toysway = ways