In this spelling video from www.howtospell.co.uk we're looking at the y to ies or s plural spelling rule. Do you know why and when to change words ending in y to ies or s? Words such as key - keys journey - journeys boy - boys country- countries memory - memories baby - babies... You might not know the spelling rule but you might know the spelling - most people do. But it's always good to know why spelling is the way it is. Let's look at adding s to these words key - keys journey - journeys boy - boys tray - trays Can you see the letter before the y? key - keys journey - journeys boy - boys tray - trays (buy- buys This rule works for verbs too) So what's the rule? If the word ends in a vowel (a,e,i,o,u,) + y then just add s. As I said, most people don't know this spelling rule but see what looks right. We can't have key - keies x, boy - boies x (3 vowels in a line - no!) key keys √ Good spellers can see what looks right. Let's look at the y to -ies words country - countries, baby - babies, body - bodies, memory - memories (cry - cries this works for verbs too) Can you see the letter before the y? country - countries, baby - babies, body - bodies, memory - memories cry - cries So what's the rule? If the word ends in a consonant + y then then the y changes to -ies Let's do a test Change these to plurals: 1. factory 2. trolley 3. empty 4. play 5. story 6. guy 7. pastry 8. turkey Answers 1. factory - factories 2. trolley - trolleys 3. empty - empties 4. play - plays 5. story - stories 6. guy - guys 7. pastry - pastries 8. turkey - turkeys How did you do? If you'd like to learn more spelling rules and how to improve your spelling then go to my website www.howtospell.co.uk and check out the lessons section. And you can also sign up for free lessons straight to your inbox.See you there, bye Thanks for listening and watching. See you in the next video

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