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Examples of nouns that change the vowel to form the plural are:
- antenna > antennae
- axis > axes
- basis > bases
- crisis > crises
- foot > feet
- goose > geese
- larva > larvae
- louse > lice
- man > men
- mouse > mice
- tooth > teeth
- woman > women
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Why do you change live to life when you make it plural?
You do not change live to life to make it pluralYou change life to lives to make it plural.
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 plurals of nationality?
Most words that end with a "y" change to "ies" to make the plural. Thus "nationality" changes to "nationalities". Another example: "penalty" becomes "penalties".
Which plural spelling rule should you follow to make story plural?
Change the Y in I and add ES. Story -> Stories
How do you make vowel-o-ending nouns plural by adding s?
There's no general rule for forming the plural forms of words ending in -o. Many plural forms are formed by adding -es, e.g. tomato - tomatoes, potato - potatoes, hero - heroes. Other plurals are formed simply by adding -s, e.g. zero - zeros, memo - memos, hippo - hippos.
To make words ending in y plural?
Change the y to i and add es. For example, baby becomes babies.
Can irregular nouns change their vowel sound to make it plural?
Yes; some examples of nouns that change vowels to form the plural are:axis; axescrisis; crisesfoot; feetgoose; geeseman; menthesis; thesestooth; teethwoman; women
How do you make words ending with y plural?
Usually by dropping the y and adding "ies." Examples: party=parties candy=candies family=families story=stories
Change the vowel in the middle of the words to make new word rung grubs?
Rung - change the U to I to make ring. Grubs - change the U to A to make grabs.
How do you make word ending in a vowel plural?
To make a word ending in a vowel plural, simply add -s to the end of the word. For example, "cat" becomes "cats" in plural form.
Which words do you change completetely when you try to make them plural?
Some examples of words that change in the plural form are:man, mengoose, geesemouse, micetooth, teethaxis, axesperson, peoplemedium, mediafoot, feettooth, teethchild, childrencrisis, crisescherub, cherubim
Why do you change live to life when you make it plural?
You do not change live to life to make it pluralYou change life to lives to make it plural.
What is the plural of creature?
The plural of the noun creature is creatures.To find the plural for any word, add either an -s (words ending in -e or have a consonant as the last letter) or an -es (words that end with a vowel, excluding -e; if it ends in -y, change the -y to -i and add -es) to the end of the word.In this case, I would take the word creature and, seeing that it ends in -e, add an -s to the word to make creatures.
When do you change the y to an i?
Some words end in a consonant + y. To make them plural, change y to i and add es. Candy -> Candies
What are 5 letter words s?
Make a list of words with the vowel sound(at least five words for each vowel)underline the vowel in each word
What words are Vowel?
No he she me sky hi ...any word that does not have a consonant after the vowel leaving the vowel to make its long sound.
What are open vowel words?
No he she me sky hi ...any word that does not have a consonant after the vowel leaving the vowel to make its long sound.
