P*-ys and P*-ies

This is the rules to create a plural from a word that ends in y

If the final two letters in a word are a consonant and then a y, to make it a plural we change the y to and i and then es

If the final two letters in a word are a vowel and then a y, to make it a plural we just need to add an s

baby -> babies

birthday -> birthdays

Synthetic Inquiry: Find 5 nouns (not from the word list) that end in consonant, y and 5 nouns that ends in vowel y. Apply this rule to show how to make these nouns plural. Challenge yourself to think of the words in your head or use technology to support you.

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