1. Plural Noun Rules Part Two
Rule: words that end in -y
Rule: words that end in -f or –fe

2. Review: Plural Nouns
A plural noun names more than one person, place, or thing.
Most words add ‘s’ to make the plural.
girls desserts
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3. Words Ending in –y: part 1
When the letter before a ‘y’ is a consonant change the ‘y’ to an ‘i’ before adding an ‘es’
one baby two babies
Other Examples
city → cities berry → berries
pony → ponies family → families
reply → replies lady → ladies

4. Try these… daisy → ferry → army → party → fly→ daisies diary → cherry→
belly →
jelly →
lily →
diaries
ferries
cherries
armies
bellies
parties
jellies
flies
lilies

5. Words Ending in –y: part 2
When words end a vowel, then ‘y’ just add an ‘s’. For example: ‘ay’, ‘ey’, ‘iy’, ’oy’, and ‘uy’ add an ‘s’ to make the plural.
one donkey two donkeys
day → days boy → boys
key → keys delay → delays
play → plays guy → guys

6. Try these… quay → valley → tray → pulley → toy→ quays monkey→ trolley→
buoy →
relay →
holiday →
monkeys
valleys
trolleys
trays
buoys
pulleys
relays
toys
holidays

7. Words Ending in ‘f’ or ‘fe’
When words end in ‘f’ or ‘fe’ change the ‘f’ or ‘fe’ to a ‘v’ before adding ‘es’.
one knife two knives
leaf → leaves life → lives
half → halves hoof → hooves
wife → wives thief → thieves

8. Try these wolf → wolves elf → loaf → elves self → loaves calf →
shelf →
Exceptions → cliffs, chiefs, roofs, dwarfs and handkerchiefs.
wolves
elves
loaves
selves
calves
shelves

9. Now, show what you know on the exit ticket!