Some examples of double consonant nouns are "happiness," "butterfly," and "success." These nouns have two consecutive identical consonants in the middle of the word.
For nouns that end in a consonant + 'y', you need to drop the final 'y' and add '-ies' to form the plural. For example:baby > babiesgallery > galleriescandy > candiesfly > fliesparty > parties
Yes. There are many words that begin with vowels but are pronounced with a consonant sound (e.g. unit, euchre), or begin with a consonant that is not sounded (especially H : honest, hour, heir). The trailing N sound of AN is intended to prevent the discordant sound of two consecutive unstressed vowel sounds, although some might not even notice the effect on their speech (e.g. "Can it core a apple" might be pronounced with a long A to avoid the uh-ah pair).
A Gerund is formed by adding -ing to the word. English has different rules about adding -ing. For example, words that end in a vowel or consonant; words that need a consonant doubled first; words ending in y. Examples: Add Adding (no changes before -ing) Abide Abiding (drop the e first) bed bedding (double the consonant)
Some nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant are pluralized by simply adding es; these words must be memorized, because there is no simple rule to explain the differences. Examples:echo, echoeshero, heroespotato, potatoestomato, tomatoestornado, tornadoestorpedo, torpedoesThere are also some nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant that simply add s; for example:auto, autoskilo, kilosmemo, memosphoto, photospiano, pianossoprano, sopraos
Add -s to most nouns. Add -es to nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, or sh. Change -y to -i and add -es for nouns ending in consonant + y. Change f or fe to v and add -es. Memorize irregular plural forms like children, mice, and teeth.
There are too many in this world, all of them can't be named. Ex: Food
The plural is ironies (like many consonant-Y nouns, the Y becomes I and adds ES).
For nouns that end in a consonant + 'y', you need to drop the final 'y' and add '-ies' to form the plural. For example:baby > babiesgallery > galleriescandy > candiesfly > fliesparty > parties
Nouns that end in -y preceded by a consonant are made plural by changing the -y to -ies: body - bodies.
Yes. There are many words that begin with vowels but are pronounced with a consonant sound (e.g. unit, euchre), or begin with a consonant that is not sounded (especially H : honest, hour, heir). The trailing N sound of AN is intended to prevent the discordant sound of two consecutive unstressed vowel sounds, although some might not even notice the effect on their speech (e.g. "Can it core a apple" might be pronounced with a long A to avoid the uh-ah pair).
Some nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant are pluralized by simply adding es; these words must be memorized, because there is no simple rule to explain the differences. Examples:echo, echoeshero, heroespotato, potatoestomato, tomatoestornado, tornadoestorpedo, torpedoesThere are also some nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant that simply add s; for example:auto, autoskilo, kilosmemo, memosphoto, photospiano, pianossoprano, sopraos
A Gerund is formed by adding -ing to the word. English has different rules about adding -ing. For example, words that end in a vowel or consonant; words that need a consonant doubled first; words ending in y. Examples: Add Adding (no changes before -ing) Abide Abiding (drop the e first) bed bedding (double the consonant)
Nouns ending in -y preceded by a consonant, drops the -y and adds -ies to form the plural: the singular enemy to the plural enemies.
The plural forms of those nouns are:cry - criesboy - boysbaby - babiesmonkey - monkeysvalley - valleyscity - citiesparty - partiesYou will notice that the nouns ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant change the 'y' to 'i', before adding 'es'.The nouns that end in 'y' preceded by a vowel, simply add an 's'.
For nouns ending in -ypreceded by a vowel, an -s is added to the end of the word:boy, boysday, daysjoy, joysplay, playsturkey, turkeysvalley, valleysFor nouns ending in -ypreceded by a consonant, change the -y to -ies:baby, babiesdaisy, daisieslady, ladiespuppy, puppiesspy, spiesstory, stories
The plural of "el conductor" is "los conductores." In Spanish, to form the plural, you typically add an "es" to nouns that end in a consonant. Therefore, "conductor" becomes "conductores."
The plural of "el país" in Spanish is "los países." In Spanish, nouns that end in a vowel typically form their plural by adding an "s," while those that end in a consonant usually add "es." Since "país" ends in a consonant, it takes "es" to form the plural.