suffixes
empty-empties
monkey-monkeys
security-securities
holiday-holidays
pity-pities
friendly-i don't know this one
strawberry-strawberries
delay-delays
birthday-birthdays
say-says
vocabulary-vocabularies
conspiracy-conspiracies
memory-memories
candy-candys
story-stories
handy-handyness
envy-don't know this one
library-libraries
friendly -- friendlier, friendliness
candy -- candies (follows the rule to change the y to i and add -es)
handy -- handiness
envy -- envies (follows the rule to change the y to i and add -es)
The rest are correct. :-)
friendliness, candied or candies, handiness, envied or envies
it may help to use a dictionary if you are unsure of a word. They provide suffixes. :)
To determine the correct suffix for the words "friendly" and "envy," we need to understand the general rules for forming plural nouns with different suffixes.
1. Adding "-s" or "-es": Most singular nouns can be made plural by adding "-s" or "-es" at the end.
- For example, "empty" becomes "empties" by adding "-es," and "monkey" becomes "monkeys" by adding "-s."
2. Adding "-ies" or "-ys": When a singular noun ends in a consonant followed by a "y," the "y" is changed to "i" and "es" is added.
- For example, "pity" becomes "pities" by changing "y" to "i" and adding "-es."
3. No change: Some singular nouns do not undergo any changes when made plural.
- For example, "holiday" remains "holidays" by adding "-s," and "birthday" becomes "birthdays" by adding "-s."
4. Irregular plurals: Certain words have irregular plural forms that do not follow the typical rules.
- For example, "say" becomes "says" by adding "-s," and "delay" becomes "delays" by adding "-s."
Now let's determine the plurals for "friendly" and "envy":
- "Friendly": Since "friendly" ends in a "y" preceded by a vowel, the general rule is to add "-s." Therefore, "friendly" becomes "friendlys." However, "friendlys" is not a standard plural form. The correct form is "friendlies." So, "friendly" becomes "friendlies."
- "Envy": Unfortunately, "envy" is an irregular noun and doesn't follow the typical rules for pluralization. The plural form of "envy" remains "envies."
So, the correct plural forms are:
- "Friendly" → "Friendlies"
- "Envy" → "Envies"