Plural Nouns Drop Y Add IES
8th Grade · ELA · 15 min
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Learning Objective
I can change words from singular to plural by dropping the 'y' and adding 'ies'.
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To make most nouns plural, you simply add an -s to the end of the word.
- 2
If a word ends in ch, sh, s, x, or z, add an -es to make it plural, but if the -ch sounds like a -k, just add an -s.
- 3
If a word ends in a consonant and -y, change the -y to an -i and add -es, but if there is a vowel before the -y, just add an -s.
