Singular and Plural Nouns Worksheets - Free Printable

You’re working on a plural nouns worksheet that teaches how to form plurals for nouns ending in -y.

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📌 The Rule (as stated in the red box):

> *Consider the plurals of nouns ending in a y. If the letter before the y is a consonant, change the y to i and add -es.*

This rule applies to most nouns ending in -y where the letter before the “y” is a consonant (like b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, z).

✔ Example:
baby → babies
(b = consonant → change y to i + es)

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❗ Exception:

If the letter before the y is a vowel (a, e, i, o, u), you just add -s, not -ies.

✔ Example:
boy → boys
(o = vowel → just add s)

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## ✔ Let’s solve each word:

| Singular | Plural | Reason |
|------------|-------------|--------|
| candy | candies | c = consonant → y → i + es |
| puppy | puppies | p = consonant → y → i + es |
| baby | babies | b = consonant → y → i + es |
| cherry | cherries| ch = consonant sound → y → i + es |
| lady | ladies | d = consonant → y → i + es |
| strawberry | strawberries | str = consonant → y → i + es |
| pony | ponies | n = consonant → y → i + es |
| lady | ladies | (repeated) d = consonant → y → i + es |

> 💡 Note: “pony” — the letter before y is “n”, which is a consonant → so we change y to i and add -es → ponies

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## 🧠 Final Answer Table:

| Singular | Plural |
|--------------|----------------|
| candy | candies |
| puppy | puppies |
| baby | babies |
| cherry | cherries |
| lady | ladies |
| strawberry | strawberries |
| pony | ponies |
| lady | ladies |

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✔ All done! You’ve correctly applied the plural rule for nouns ending in -y after a consonant.

Let me know if you want to practice the exception (vowel + y → just add -s)! 😊