Nouns that end in 'f' or 'fe' are:
Examples of words that end with 'f' or 'fe' are:
achieves
loaves
sheaves
relieves
shelves
lives
knives
wives
leaves
thieves
halves
wolves
handkerchieves
etc.
· fake
· false
· feeble
· female
· feminine
· fertile
· festive
· fickle
· fierce
· fine
· five
· free
· future
lives,wives,knives
half, scarf, wife, leaf, calf, self, elf
For the majority of nouns ending in 's', add 'es' to form the plural. For example:kiss > kissesiris > irisesbusiness > businessesglass > glassesbus > busesgas > gases
The plural form of nouns ending in -f changes to -ves, for example: half/halves, leaf/leaves. For nouns ending in -fe, the f changes to -ves, for example: wife/wives, knife/knives.
Nouns ending in -f or -re are:calfcuffgolfhalfknifelifeshelfwhiffwifewolf
The word "knife" becomes plural by adding an "-s" to the end, resulting in "knives."
Most noun ending with f, just add an S at the end. example: oaf = oafs cuff = cuffs For some nouns ending in f or fe, replace the ending f or fe with ves: leaf = leaves life = lives
The only time you would add "es" to make a plural for a word ending in "f" is if the plural requires that the "f" be changed to a "v". For example: thief becomes thieves. If the "f" doesn't change, then just add "s".
For nouns ending in "f" or "fe," the general rule is to change the ending to "-ves" to form the plural form. For example, "wolf" becomes "wolves" and "life" becomes "lives." However, there are exceptions to this rule, and some nouns simply add an "s" to form the plural, such as "chief" becoming "chiefs."
The plural of "sheaf" is "sheaves", with the -es ending.
It depends on the noun. Some have -fs, some have -ves, and some show both forms.
Most nouns that end with 'f' or 'fe' are made plural by dropping the 'f' or 'fe' and adding 'ves'. The plural for thief is thieves (not thiefs).
Examples of nouns that end in -f or -fe that change to -ves to form the plural are:calf; calveshalf; halveshoof; hoovesknife; knivesleaf; leaveslife; livesloaf; loavesscarf; scarvesself; selvessheaf; sheavesshelf; shelvesthief; thieveswife; wiveswolf; wolves
Words ending in f or fe change to ves in the plural form to follow English language patterns and provide consistency in spelling and pronunciation. This change helps maintain the correct pronunciation of the word when adding the plural ending.