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Words that end in the vowel y and add es?
Some words that end in the vowel y and add es to form the plural are alley, journey, and key.
What are the two rules plurals from nouns ending in y?
If the word has a consonant before the final y, then drop the y and add 'ies' to form the plural.For example:baby > babiesspy > spiesbully > bulliespony> poniesberry > berriesbunny > bunniesIf the word has a vowel before the final y, just add 's' to form the plural. For example:boy > boyskey > keysmonkey > monkeysday > daystoy > toystray > traysTo form the plural of a name (proper noun), add 's' to the end of the word no matter what the preceding letter is. For example:Kennedy > KennedysMary > MarysHenry > HenrysFoley > Foleys
Words that you add ites to the end of the word?
Most words whose singular ends in "s" form their plural by adding "es". Examples: stress, stresses; fuss, fusses. Some (but not all) words that end with a vowel other than "e" form their plural by adding "es". Examples: tomato, tomatoes; hero, heroes. Words that end with a "y" preceded by a consonant change the "y" to an "i" and add "es". Examples: pony, ponies; pinny, pinnies; tally, tallies.
When spelling plurals if the word ends with a y change the y to an you and add es is this true?
Yes, to make the word plural, you take out the y and you add ies to the end of the word. Some examples are:one baby, two babiesone hobby, two hobbiesone story, a book of short storiesone lady, many ladiesone spy, two spiesNote that for words ending in y preceeded by a vowel, an s is simply added, as a regular plural. For example:one day, two daysone toy, a box of toysone play, two playsone joy, many joys
What is the rule for making plurals of words ending in a vowel then y?
If the word has a vowel before the final y, just add 's' to form the plural. For example:boy > boyskey > keysmonkey > monkeysday > daystoy > toystray > traysIf the word has a consonant before the final y, then drop the y and add 'ies' to form the plural. For example:baby > babiesspy > spiesbully > bulliespony> poniesberry > berriesbunny > bunniesTo form the plural of a name, add 's' to the end of the word. For example:Kennedy > KennedysMary > MarysHenry > HenrysFoley > Foleys
How do you make a word a plural?
Just s, es, if there is y then remove Y and add ies after it
What is the correct spelling for plural form of company's?
The plural possessive is companies'. When a word ends in -y and the letter before y is a consonant, drop -y and add -ies to form the plural. To form the possessive, add ' (apostrophe) to the end of the word.
When a word ends in a vowel and a y ay ey oy just add the ending?
Canada - end with a, holly - end with y, way - end with ay, hey _ end with ey, enjoy - end with oy,
Words that end in the vowel y and add es?
Some words that end in the vowel y and add es to form the plural are alley, journey, and key.
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.
How do you ad ed to the word stray?
strayed - if the word ends in vowel + y then just add -ed.If the word ends in consonant + y then the y changes to i then add -edmarry -- married
How do you know when to change the y to an i before adding the es?
The general rules for forming plurals of nouns that end in 'y' are:If the word has a consonant before the final y, then drop the y and add 'ies' to form the plural. For example:baby > babiesspy > spiesbully > bulliespony> poniesberry > berriesbunny > bunniesIf the word has a vowel before the final y, just add 's' to form the plural. For example: boy > boyskey > keysmonkey > monkeysday > daystoy > toystray > traysTo form the plural of a name, add 's' to the end of the word. For example: Kennedy > KennedysMary > MarysHenry > HenrysFoley > Foleys
What is the rule for adding ies to the end of words that end in y?
If the word has a consonant before the final 'y' then the plural ends with 'ies':baby - babiespuppy - puppiesbully - bullieslily - liliesIf the word has a vowel before the final y then you just add an 's':day - daysmonkey - monkeystoy - toyssurvey - surveys
How you add a suffix to lovely to make it a noun?
The noun form for the adjective lovely is loveliness. You drop the -y for the end of the word and add -i plus -ness.
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.
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.
Why doesn't the word mortifies have a y?
Mortifies doesn't have a Y because when a word that ends in a Y becomes plural you change the Y to an I and add ES.
