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Suffixes: -ies

Suffixes: -ies. Some words are singular, we can make them plural, when the special letters are right there at the end …. Is a special letter right there at the end?. See a little consonant right before the Y ?. BABY. BAB Y. BA B Y. to an i. Change the Y. and add es !. BAB I ES.

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Suffixes: -ies

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  1. Suffixes:-ies Some words are singular, we can make them plural, when the special letters are right there at the end …

  2. Is a special letter right there at the end? See a little consonant right before the Y? BABY BABY BABY to an i Change the Y and add es! BABIES

  3. MONKEY Is a special letter right there at the end? See a little consonant right before the Y? MONKEY MONKEY Just add S! MONKEYS

  4. Is a special letter right there at the end? See a little consonant right before the Y? BUNNY BUNNY BUNNY to an i Change the Y and add es! BUNNIES

  5. Is a special letter right there at the end? See a little consonant right before the Y? CHERRY CHERRY CHERRY to an i Change the Y and add es! CHERRIES

  6. TURKEY Is a special letter right there at the end? See a little consonant right before the Y? TURKEY TURKEY Just add S! TURKEYS

  7. BOY Is a special letter right there at the end? See a little consonant right before the Y? BOY BOY Just add S! BOYS

  8. Is a special letter right there at the end? FLY FLY See a little consonant right before the Y? FLY to an i Change the Y and add es! FLIES

  9. Is a special letter right there at the end? STRAWBERRY See a little consonant right before the Y? STRAWBERRY STRAWBERRY to an i Change the Y and add es! STRAWBERRIES

  10. Is a special letter right there at the end? CITY CITY See a little consonant right before the Y? CITY to an i Change the Y and add es! CITIES

  11. PLURAL ENDINGS –IES • ADD –S TO MAKE WORDS MEAN MORE THAN ONE. • IF YOU SEE A Y AT THE END OF A WORD, CHECK TO SEE IF THERE IS A CONSONANT BEFORE THE Y. • IF THERE IS A CONSONANT BEFORE THE Y, CHANGE THE Y TO AN I AND ADD ES! • IF THERE IS A VOWEL BEFORE THE Y, JUST ADD S! The End

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