Words ending in y:
Rule: If the word ends in vowel and y, add s
Example:
key keys
monkey monkeys
valley valleys
boy boys
toy toys
day days
holiday holidays
survey surveys
delay delays
journey journeys
trolley trolleys
way ways
tray trays
turkey turkeys
delay delays
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If the words end in a consonant and y, remove y and add -ies:
spy spies sky skies
baby babies berry berries
story stories jelly jellies
city cities canary canaries
library libraries lady ladies
dictionary dictionaries ability abilities
delivery deliveries difficulty difficulties
enquiry enquiries similarity similarities
query queries activity activities
pharmacy pharmacies variety varieties
injury injuries diary diaries
colony colonies enemy enemies
cavity cavities
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Verbs ending in consonant and y: remove y and -ies(some of the following words are nouns also)
cry cries try tries
reply replies study studies
carry carries reply replies
marry marries
fly flies
Verbs ending in vowel and y: add s
play plays
pray prays
buy buys
enjoy enjoys
spray sprays
stay stays
Words ending in f:
Remove f and -ves
leaf leaves shelf shelves
loaf loaves hoof hooves
scarf scarves
thief thieves
wolf wolves
half halves
calf calves
elf elves
Exceptions: chief chiefs
chef chefs
roof roofs
Words ending in -fe:
knife knives
life lives
wife wives
Words ending in o:
Rule: If the words end in a vowel and o, add s.
radio radios
video videos
studio studios
igloo igloos
kangaroo kangaroos
If the words end in a consonant and o, add s or -es.
piano pianos
photo photos
zero zeros
hero heroes
tomato tomatoes
potato potatoes
echo echoes
Words ending in -ch, -sh, s, -ss or -x:
If a word ends in ch or x, add -es.
church churches bench benches
watch watches torch torches
inch inches branch branches
peach peaches coach coaches
beach beaches sandwich sandwiches
batch batches match matches
bus buses dress dresses
gas gases address addresses
glass glasses
class classes
bush bushes
wish wishes
brush brushes
dash dashes
flash flashes
dish dishes
box boxes
fox foxes
tax taxes
Other words
foot feet door doors
tooth teeth moose moose
goose geese deer deer
sheep sheep
mouse mice house houses
louse lice
ox oxen cactus cacti
child children radius radii
man men antenna antennae
woman women
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