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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.

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Normally, you just add an 's'.- eg. boy --> boys, home --> homes, boot --> boots, bath --> bathsIf the word ends in 'x', 'z', 's', 'ss', 'ch', or 'sh', you add an 'es'.- eg. fox --> foxes, buzz --> buzzes, bus --> buses, glass --> glasses, church --> churches, wish --> wishesIf the word ends in a consonant + 'y', you change the 'y' to an 'i' and add 'es'.- eg. country --> countries, fly --> flies- But note: if a word ends in a vowel + 'y', you just add 's' (eg. lay --> lays, toy --> toys)There are some exceptions that don't follow these rules. You just have to learn those each individually.- eg. goose --> geese, deer --> deer, mouse --> mice


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