2. spy spies
story stories
study studies
sty sties
spy spies
supply supplies
theory theories
Common nouns with a vowel + “y”, just
add “s”
Common Noun
Retain the "y",
add "s"
airway airways
alley alleys
annoy annoys
array arrays
attorney attorneys
birthdays birthdays
boy boys
chimney chimneys
day days
delays delays
donkey donkeys
employ employs
essay essays
joy joys
3. key keys
monkey monkeys
play plays
pray prays
stay stays
survey surveys
toy toys
tray trays
turkey turkeys
valley valleys
viceroy viceroys
volley volleys
way ways
wiseguy wiseguys
Exception: To form the plural of proper
nouns ending in “y” preceded by a
consonant, just add an “s”.
Proper Noun
Retain the "y",
add "s"
Brady Bradys
Kennedy Kennedys
one hot July two hot Julys