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Study the word list: The plural of words ending in CONSONANT y is -ies

The plural of words ending in CONSONANT + y = 'ies'. The plural of words ending in VOWEL + y = 's'.

	lady	The lady wore a red hat.
	ladies	The ladies were wearing funny hats. *
	boy	The boy ate some cake. *
	boys	Alan is a boy's name.
	baby	The baby gave a loud wail.
	babies	Babies are dependent on their mothers for food.
	puppy	Your new puppy is adorable.
	puppies	Puppies are usually excitable.
	key	I have misplaced my door key again.
	keys	Fred can never find his car keys.
	donkey	A mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey.
	donkeys	You sometimes see donkeys at the seaside. *
	holiday	I have some holiday pay due to me.
	holidays	Find the best holidays in our new brochure.
	jelly	Frog spawn looks like jelly. *
	jellies	Her favourite sweets were the fruit-flavoured jellies. *

* This sentence was added by a Spellzone user.

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lady

ladies

boy

boys

baby

babies

puppy

puppies

key

keys

donkey

donkeys

holiday

holidays

jelly

jellies

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