EXERCISE MAKE THE FOLLOWING NOUNS SINGULAR.SAMPLE

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Plural of Nouns Ending in y

To form the plural of a noun ending in y—like way or lady—first ask:

Is the letter before y a vowel or a consonant?

Remember that the vowels are a, e, i, o, and u. All of theother letters of the alphabet are consonants.

Now follow Rule 5 or 6.

Rule 5. If the letter before y is a vowel, add s to form the plural.

SINGULAR

PLURAL

way + s = ways

key + s = keys

toy + s = toys

Rule 6. If the letter before y is a consonant, change the y to i and add es.

lady ladies

enemy enemies

spy spies

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