Name: ___________________________

Plurals: Nouns and Verbs Ending in Y

Nouns and verbs are sometimes plural. For words that end in y, there is a simple rule for changing these
words to the plural form:

Exam
ple y
If the y follows a consonant, then change the y
carr ies
to i and add -es. carry

If the y follows a vowel, add -s.

toy toys

Write the plural form for the nouns and verbs below.

1. marry_______________________ 11. berry_______________________

2. buy_________________________ 12. key________________________

3. army________________________ 13. party_______________________
4. sky_________________________ 14. play________________________
5. copy________________________ 15. boy________________________
6. day_________________________ 16. twenty______________________

7. pray_ _______________________ 17. donkey_____________________

8. fly__________________________ 18. penny______________________

9. dry_________________________ 19. enjoy_______________________

10. tray________________________ 20. alley_ ______________________

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Name: ___________________________

Plurals: Nouns and Verbs Ending in Y

Nouns and verbs are sometimes plural. For words that end in y, there is a simple rule for changing these
words to the plural form:

Exam
ple y
If the y follows a consonant, then change the y
carr ies
to i and add -es. carry

If the y follows a vowel, add -s.

toy toys

Write the plural form for the nouns and verbs below.

1. marry_______________________
marries 11. berry_______________________
berries

2. buy_________________________
buys
12. key________________________
keys

3. army________________________
armies
13. party_______________________
parties

4. sky_________________________
skies
14. play________________________
plays

5. copy________________________
copies boys
15. boy________________________
6. day_________________________
days twenties
16. twenty______________________
prays donkeys
7. pray_ _______________________ 17. donkey_____________________
flies pennies
8. fly__________________________ 18. penny______________________
dries enjoys
9. dry_________________________ 19. enjoy_______________________

trays alleys
10. tray________________________ 20. alley_ ______________________

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