The plurals of common nouns ending in a y that's preceded by a consonant are formed by changing the y to i and adding es.
phony - phonies
balcony - balconies
Note: The plurals of proper nouns ending in y are formed by adding s (The department has three Marys, two Randys, and four Bobbys).
(From Write for Business, page 209, and Proofreader's Guide PDF, page 21)
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