There are two rules for making the plural of words that end in "- y".
The rules depend on the previous letter before the "- y", if is a consonant or a vowel.
There are 5 vowels in the alphabet: a, e, i, o, u
There are 21 consonants: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z
If the word has a consonant before the final 'y' then the plural ends with 'ies':
| Singular candy poppy canary spy city story | becomes | Plural candies poppies canaries spies cities stories |
If the word has a vowel before the final y then you just add an 's':
| Singular day delay boy toy key | becomes | Plural days delays boys toys keys |
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