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The spelling rule is: when the word has a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) before the letter ‘y’, you add the letter ‘s’ and when the word has a consonant (b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z) before the letter ‘y’, you remove the ‘y’ and replace it with ‘ies’.

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mickey

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"Drop the y and add ies" The Rule: If a word ends in y with a consonant before it (fly), you drop the y and add -ies to make it plural. If the y has a vowel before it (boys), then you just add the s.

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mickey

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Laurine Lueilwitz

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thx for the answer
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Denis Block

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Can you explain how you know?
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mickey

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Sure @Denis Block

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