Nouns

1. Plural Noun
Rules Part Two
Rule: words that end in -y
Rule: words that end in -f or –fe

2. Review: Plural Nouns
 A plural noun names more than one person, place, or
thing.
 Most words add ‘s’ to make the plural.
girls desserts

3. Words Ending in –y: part 1
 When the letter before a ‘y’ is a consonant change the ‘y’ to an
‘i’ before adding an ‘es’
one baby two babies
Other Examples
 city → cities berry → berries
 pony → ponies family → families
 reply → replies lady → ladies

4. Try these…
 daisy →
 ferry →
 army →
 party →
 fly→
 diary →
 cherry→
 belly →
 jelly →
 lily →
daisies
ferries
armies
parties
flies
diaries
cherries
bellies
jellies
lilies

5.  When words end a vowel, then ‘y’ just add an ‘s’. For example:
‘ay’, ‘ey’, ‘iy’, ’oy’, and ‘uy’ add an ‘s’ to make the plural.
 one donkey two donkeys
 day → days boy → boys
 key → keys delay → delays
 play → plays guy → guys
Words Ending in –y: part 2

6. Try these…
 quay →
 valley →
 tray →
 pulley →
 toy→
 monkey→
 trolley→
 buoy →
 relay →
 holiday →
quays
valleys
trays
pulleys
toys
monkeys
trolleys
buoys
relays
holidays

7. Words Ending in ‘f’ or ‘fe’
 When words end in ‘f’ or ‘fe’ change the ‘f’ or ‘fe’ to a ‘v’
before adding ‘es’.
 one knife two knives
 leaf → leaves life → lives
 half → halves hoof → hooves
 wife → wives thief → thieves

8. Try these
 wolf →
 elf →
 loaf →
 self →
 calf →
 shelf →
 Exceptions → cliffs, chiefs, roofs, dwarfs
and handkerchiefs.
elves
wolves
loaves
selves
calves
shelves

9. Now, show what you know on the exit ticket!