Forming Plural Nouns in English - Part 4A - Words Ending in "y"

Question

IV. Nouns ending in “y”
a. If the common noun ends with a consonant + “y” or “qu” + “y” , remove the “y” and add “ies”.
The vowels are the letters a, e, i, o, and u. All other letters are consonants.

Common Nouns	Remove the "y", add "ies"
activity	activities
apply	applies
baby	babies
berry	berries
bully	bullies
bunny	bunnies
canary	canaries
colloquy	colloquies
daisy	daisies
duty	duties
enemy	enemies
fly	flies
lady	ladies
library	libraries
lorry	lorries
marry	marries
nappy	nappies
penny	pennies
pony	ponies
poppy	poppies
rally	rallies
rely	relies
secretary	secretaries
sky	skies
soliloquy	soliloquies
spy	spies
story	stories
study	studies
sty	sties
spy	spies
supply	supplies
theory	theories

b. Common nouns with a vowel + “y”, just add “s”

Common Noun	Retain the "y", add "s"
airway	airways
alley	alleys
annoy	annoys
array	arrays
attorney	attorneys
birthdays	birthdays
boy	boys
chimney	chimneys
day	days
delays	delays
donkey	donkeys
employ	employs
essay	essays
joy	joys
key	keys
monkey	monkeys
play	plays
pray	prays
stay	stays
survey	surveys
toy	toys
tray	trays
turkey	turkeys
valley	valleys
viceroy	viceroys
volley	volleys
way	ways
wiseguy	wiseguys

Exception: To form the plural of proper nouns ending in “y” preceded by a consonant, just add an “s”.

Proper Noun	Retain the "y", add "s"
Brady	Bradys
Kennedy	Kennedys
one hot July	two hot Julys

Challenges:

Crossword: Create Spanish sentences using English words ending in “y” - Part 4B

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