1. When a Monkey becomes Monkeys!
Pluralizing nouns ending in “y”

2. Why is the “y” so special?
When you have one monkey, it is spelled
monkey
So, why is more than one monkey spelled
monkeys
not
monkies ?

3. Today’s Task
Today, we will learn the next rule for making nouns that end in the letter “y” plural, so that our monkey can become monkeys!

4. Last Week’s Words Bunny = Bunnies Berry = Berries Baby = Babies
Last week, you learned the first rule of how to make nouns ending in “y” plural. You found out that if the “y” follows a consonant, you take off the “y” and add “ies” to the end!
For example:
Bunny = Bunnies
Berry = Berries
Baby = Babies

5. Ready? More than meets the “y”
There is one more rule you will need to learn to make other nouns ending in “y” plural! If you memorize this rule, spelling will be much easier!
Ready?

6. The New Rule
If the final “y” follows a vowel, keep the “y” and add an “s” to the end.
For example:
Monkey
The word “Monkey” has a “y” that follows the vowel “e”. So, we leave the “y” alone, and add an “s”!
Monkeys

7. Tray Try It Out! Trays Traies
Based on the new rule, pick the answer that would be the plural form of:
Tray
Trays
Traies

8. Correct!
The noun “tray” ends with a “y” that follows the vowel “a”. To make it plural, just add an “s”!
Trays

9. Key Try It Out! Keies Keys
Based on the new rule, pick the answer that would be the plural form of:
Key
Keies
Keys

10. Correct!
The noun “key” ends with a “y” that follows the vowel “e”. To make it plural, just add an “s”!
Keys

11. Toy Try It Out! Toies Toys
Based on the new rule, pick the answer that would be the plural form of:
Toy
Toies
Toys

12. Correct!
The noun “toy” ends with a “y” that follows the vowel “o”. To make it plural, just add an “s”!
Toys

13. Congratulations!
You now know all of the rules for making nouns that end in the letter “y” plural, and have successfully used the rule!

14. Using Your New Skill!
It is important that you remember these rules in the future. Every time you see a noun ending in “y” try making it plural, just for fun! Everyone will be impressed with how well you can spell!