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:

ple

Exam
If the y follows a consonant, then change the y
to i and add -es.
If the y follows a vowel, add -s.

carry

carr ies

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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Key
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:

ple

Exam
If the y follows a consonant, then change the y
to i and add -es.
If the y follows a vowel, add -s.

carry

carr ies

toy

toys

Write the plural form for the nouns and verbs below.
marries
1. marry_______________________
buys
2. buy_________________________
armies
3. army________________________
skies
4. sky_________________________

berries
11. berry_______________________
keys

12. key________________________
parties

13. party_______________________
plays

14. play________________________

copies
5. copy________________________

boys
15. boy________________________

days
6. day_________________________

twenties
16. twenty______________________

prays
7. pray_ _______________________

donkeys
17. donkey_____________________

flies
8. fly__________________________

pennies
18. penny______________________

dries
9. dry_________________________

enjoys
19. enjoy_______________________

trays
10. tray________________________

alleys
20. alley_ ______________________

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