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What are some words that change to plural by changing f to v and add on es?
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∙ 12y ago
shelf - shelves
calf - calves
half - halves
elf - elves
wife - wives
knife - knives
thief - thieves
wolf - wolves
life - lives
leaf - leaves
elf - elves
yourself - yourselves
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∙ 13y ago
Khaleed James Colair...
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∙ 14y ago- thief - thieves
- half - halves
- wolf - wolves
- elf - elves
- self - selves
- calf - calves
- belief - believes (beliefs is also a word)
- relief - relieves
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∙ 12y agowolf
loaf
sheaf
staff (staves)
wharf
dwarf
half
wife
shelf
scarf
calf
Khaleed James Colair...
HOOF-HOOVES
WIFE-WIVES
LIFE-LIVES
KNIFE-KNIVES
CALF-CALVES
WOLF-WOLVES
THIEF-THIEVES
LEAF-LEAVES
LOAF-LOAVES
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How do you explain words that are plural?
Words that are plural mean there are more than 1 of something. Some words that are meant to be plural don't change like the word, "moose."
Does the speeling of the original words change when you add a suffix?
For the most part no, but some do. Here is an example: change-changing.
Which words do you change completetely when you try to make them plural?
Some examples of words that change in the plural form are:man, mengoose, geesemouse, micetooth, teethaxis, axesperson, peoplemedium, mediafoot, feettooth, teethchild, childrencrisis, crisescherub, cherubim
When do you change the y to an i?
Some words end in a consonant + y. To make them plural, change y to i and add es. Candy -> Candies
What are some examples of plural words like sheep?
Examples of nouns that do not change form for singular to plural:advicedeerbinocularsmeansoffspringpantssalmonscissorssheepspeciesswinetrout
How do you spell the plural of loaf?
The plural of loaf is loaves. Some, but not all words ending in F change it to a V and add -es to form the plural (thief-thieves, hoof-hooves).
What do plural nouns usually end with it?
Most plural nouns are formed by adding an 's', an 'es', or changing the last letter to 'ies'. Nouns that don't conform to this rule are called irregular nouns and use a change in spelling the word to form the plural or don't change at all to be used as plural. Some example of some irregular plural nouns are: one man to the plural men one foot to the plural feet one mouse to the plural mice one cactus to the plural cacti one goose to the plural geese one oasis to the plural oases one beau to the plural beaux one sheep to the plural sheep
What do plural nouns end with?
Most plural nouns are formed by adding an 's', an 'es', or changing the last letter to 'ies'. Nouns that don't conform to this rule are called irregular nouns and use a change in spelling the word to form the plural or don't change at all to be used as plural. Some example of some irregular plural nouns are: one man to the plural men one foot to the plural feet one mouse to the plural mice one cactus to the plural cacti one goose to the plural geese one oasis to the plural oases one beau to the plural beaux one sheep to the plural sheep
How do you pluralize a word?
Most nouns in English just add an -s at the end to make them plural. For example, book becomes books. Some words add -es, like foxes. A few words don't change at all, like deer. Some words, especially foreign words, may have other ways of becoming plural. For example, the plural of criterion is criteria.
What is a word that means to change?
These words change their spelling for the plural form:The plural of man is men.The plural of woman is women.The plural of child is children.The plural of mouse is mice.The plural of foot is feet.The plural of tooth is teeth.The plural of goose is geese.The plural for penny is pence.The plural for person is people.The plural for louse is lice.The plural for die is dice.
Why words change their spelling for the plural form?
That is the way it is done in English. Some languages have a plural marker that goes before nouns making them plural. bata = child and mga bata = children Not all languages are the same
What are some plural words ending with 'os'?
Some plural nouns that end with 'os' are:avocadosbanjosbarriosbongosechosegosflamingosghettosgigoloshaloshobosJellokangaroolassologosnachospatiosphotospianospiccolosradiosrhinossolosstudiostacostattoostriosvideoszeroszoos
