"skies" and "monies") but other words like "monkey" and "Emmy" do not ("monkeys" and "Emmys")
To form the plural of a noun, we change a -y ending to -ie- and then add s
For more practice, you can check out the link Changing -y to -ies or -s to make plurals and third person verbs
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For example: Singular - The parrot flies around the room
When you write category(s), or category(ies), or whatever, you are not writing an “optional plural” form of the word category
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Irregular plurals also often follow a pattern, originating sometimes in the parent language or rules of older forms of English (children, criteria, oases, geese, mice, indices)
The exception to this is if removing the 'y' leaves a vowel then you add an 's' to the 'y' so day->days When you add -s or -es onto the end of a word, you change it from being singular (one of something) to being plural (more than one of something)
A great idea is to follow-up this activity by using some (or all) of the words in a board game, or a writing activity
dress – dresses
There are also nouns that remain unchanged, both in the singular and plural forms
Nouns ending in 'y' that have a vowel right before the 'y' usually just require an 's' ending
Singular Noun Examples The following sentences contain singular nouns examples
This spelling arose because of the difficulty of pronouncing f and s together in English (an
fox - foxes
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Nouns: singular and plural - English Grammar Today - a reference to written and spoken English grammar and usage - Cambridge Dictionary Rules for Changing Singular Nouns into Plural Nouns