Some nouns end with -y. When a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) comes right before that -y, you simply add -s to make the plural. This rule keeps the spelling straightforward: key → keys, toy → toys, valley → valleys. It’s different from the consonant + y pattern (like city → cities), where -y changes to -ies. On this page you’ll find a two-column table—Singular and Plural—showing many vowel-y words and their -s plurals. Use it as a quick reference for writing, teaching, or proofreading. Scan the list, note the pattern, and build confidence forming plurals accurately and consistently.
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| alloy | alloys |
| alley | alleys |
| attorney | attorneys |
| bay | bays |
| birthday | birthdays |
| boy | boys |
| buoy | buoys |
| cowboy | cowboys |
| chimney | chimneys |
| causeway | causeways |
| convoy | convoys |
| day | days |
| decoy | decoys |
| delay | delays |
| donkey | donkeys |
| essay | essays |
| freeway | freeways |
| gateway | gateways |
| getaway | getaways |
| guy | guys |
| highway | highways |
| holiday | holidays |
| jersey | jerseys |
| journey | journeys |
| joy | joys |
| key | keys |
| kidney | kidneys |
| monkey | monkeys |
| odyssey | odysseys |
| play | plays |
| pulley | pulleys |
| railway | railways |
| ray | rays |
| relay | relays |
| runway | runways |
| spray | sprays |
| stairway | stairways |
| stay | stays |
| storey (BrE) | storeys |
| subway | subways |
| survey | surveys |
| toy | toys |
| tray | trays |
| trolley | trolleys |
| turkey | turkeys |
| valley | valleys |
| volley | volleys |
| way | ways |
