Name: ______________________________
Spelling Rule Exceptions for Plural Nouns:
Words That End in Y
A plural noun means more than one. The word table means one table; the
word tables means more than one table. To make an English noun plural,
we usually (but not always!) add an s to the end of the noun. An exception
to this rule is if a word ends in y. If the y follows a vowel in a word, we add s.
If the y follows a consonant we change the y to i and add -es.
Examples: tray
trays
baby
babies
Read each word very carefully. Write the plural form of each of the following nouns.
1. bay
___________________________
11. lady
___________________________
2. bunny
___________________________
12. sky
___________________________
3. story
___________________________
13. day
___________________________
4. ray
___________________________
14. turkey
___________________________
5. spy
___________________________
15. try
___________________________
6. penny
___________________________
16. monkey
___________________________
7. play
___________________________
17. bully
___________________________
8. boy
___________________________
18. alley
___________________________
9. fly
___________________________
19. library
___________________________
10. toy
___________________________
20. stray
___________________________
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Name: ______________________________
Key
Spelling Rule Exceptions for Plural Nouns:
Words That End in Y
A plural noun means more than one. The word table means one table; the
word tables means more than one table. To make an English noun plural,
we usually (but not always!) add an s to the end of the noun. An exception
to this rule is if a word ends in y. If the y follows a vowel in a word, we add s.
If the y follows a consonant we change the y to i and add -es.
Examples: tray
trays
baby
babies
Read each word very carefully. Write the plural form of each of the following nouns.
1. bay
bays
___________________________
11. lady
ladies
___________________________
2. bunny
bunnies
___________________________
12. sky
skies
___________________________
3. story
stories
___________________________
13. day
days
___________________________
4. ray
rays
___________________________
14. turkey
turkeys
___________________________
5. spy
spies
___________________________
15. try
___________________________
tries
6. penny
pennies
___________________________
16. monkey
___________________________
monkeys
7. play
plays
___________________________
17. bully
___________________________
bullies
8. boy
boys
___________________________
18. alley
___________________________
alleys
9. fly
flies
___________________________
19. library
___________________________
libraries
10. toy
toys
___________________________
20. stray
___________________________
strays
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