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OF NOUNS ENDING IN -Y

One boy, two…. One city, two… One fairy, two… One day, two… One monkey, two… What’s the rule?

One boy, two boys. One city, two cities. One fairy, two fairies. One day, two days. One monkey, two monkeys. What’s the rule?

One boy, two boys. One day, two days. One monkey, two monkeys. One city, two cities. One fairy, two fairies. What’s the rule?

RULE 3 VOWELS = A E I O U An Entertaining Idiot Often Undresses!

RULE 3 VOWELS = A E I O U Consonants = Every other letter in the alphabet

RULE 3 Add –s to words ending in a vowel + y. Change y to i and add –es with words ending in a consonant + y.

Try these: One city, two…One holiday, two… One chimney, two…One donkey, two… One alley, two…One berry, two… One party, two…One spy, two… One guy, two…One story, two… One estuary, two…One valley, two… One fly, two…One pony, two… One toy, two…One bully, two…

And these: One responsibility, two… One fantasy, two… One opportunity, two… One factory, two… One volley, two… One university, two… One quality, two… One pulley, two… One convoy, two…

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OF WORDS ENDING IN – f or –fe.

What’s the plural of: THE WHITE CLIFF OF DOVER?

THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER? THE WHITE CLIVES OF DOVER?

RULE 4 For words ending in –f or –fe, usually add – s. –f or –fe, usually add – s. You can hear when you should change the –f or –fe to –v or –ve.

Which one has a v sound? Say them aloud and you’ll hear it. One giraffe, two… One café, two… One sheriff, two… One shelf, two… One cliff, two… One wife, two…

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WORDS ENDING IN – o.

RULE 5 Add –s to form the plural of words ending in –o. You will have to learn the few exceptions to this rule.

RULE 5 Some of the Exceptions: Echo echoes Hero heroes Potato potatoes Tomatotomatoes Volcano volcanoes Cargo cargoes Tornado tornadoes

RULE 1 You make most words plural by adding –s.

Rule 2 Words ending in sibilants (hissing sounds) need –es in the plural.

RULE 3 Add –s to words ending in a vowel + y. Change y to i and add –es with words ending in a consonant + y.

RULE 4 For words ending in –f or –fe, usually add – s. –f or –fe, usually add – s. You can hear when you should change the –f or –fe to –v or –ve.

RULE 5 Add –s to form the plural of words ending in –o. You will have to learn the few exceptions to this rule.

RULE 5 1. You make most words plural by adding –s. 2. Words ending in sibilants (hissing sounds) need –es in the plural. 3. Add –s to words ending in a vowel + y. Change y to i and add –es with words ending in a consonant + y. 4. For words ending in –f or –fe, usually add –s. You can hear when you should change the –f or –fe to –v or –ve. 5. Add –s to form the plural of words ending in –o. You will have to learn the few exceptions to this rule.