Meaning & use
plural of turkeys
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Meanings
phrasefixed phrase
The form 'turkeys', used when speaking about more than one turkey.
Grammar: Asked as a question about spelling or grammar; the answer form itself is a plural noun.
Patterns
- the plural of turkey is turkeys
- two turkeys
The plural of turkey is turkeys, not 'turkies'.
We saw three wild turkeys crossing the road near the farm.
She roasted two turkeys for the family dinner.
nounplural
More than one turkey, either the large bird or the country called Turkey.
Grammar: Countable noun in its plural form; the singular is turkey.
Patterns
- several turkeys
- a flock of turkeys
Farmers raise turkeys mainly for their meat.
The map showed both Turkeys on the old chart, an outdated spelling.
Word forms
| singular | turkey |
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Common combinations
- raise turkeys
- They raise turkeys and sell them before the holidays.
- wild turkeys
- Wild turkeys are common in the woods behind our house.
- a flock of turkeys
- A flock of turkeys wandered into the yard.
- roast turkeys
- He roasts turkeys for the whole street every December.
Word family
- turkey noun
- One bird, or the country in its standard English spelling.
Commonly confused: plural of turkeys or Turkies? plural of turkeys or Turkey?
plural of turkeys vs Turkies
A common misspelling. English keeps the -y after a consonant only in words like 'city' to 'cities'; 'turkey' has a vowel before the y, so it just takes -s.
plural of turkeys vs Turkey
The country is spelled Turkey in older texts and Türkiye officially now; the plural of the country name is rare in modern use.
Practice
Which sentence uses the correct plural?
Choose one answer.
Because 'turkey' ends in a vowel plus y, you simply add -s, giving 'turkeys'. 'Turkies' wrongly copies the city/cities pattern, and the apostrophe form shows possession, not a plural.
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