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Some words that drop 'f' and add 'ves' to form their plural are: wolf (wolves), life (lives), leaf (leaves), knife (knives), and thief (thieves).

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Words that end in ves?

Some words that end with the letters 'ves' are:adjectivesapprovesarrivesbelievescalvescaveschivesclovescravescurvesdeceivesdeservesdetectivesdissolvesdivesdovesdriveseaveselvesevesevolvesexecutivesexpletivesexplosivesfivesforgivesfugitivesgivesglovesgravesgrievesgroovesgroveshalvesheaveshiveshoovesimperativesimprovesincentivesinvolvesknaveskniveslaxitivesleaveslivesloaveslovesmotivesmovesnativesnegativesnervesobjectivesobservesoctavesolivesourselvespavespeevesperceivespositivespossessivespreservesprimitivesprovesravesreceivesrelativesrelievesrelivesremovesrepresentativesreservesresolvesretrievesrevivesrevolvesrovessavesscarvessedativesselvesservesshavessheavesshelvesshovessievesslavessleevessolvesstarvesstovesstrivesswervesthievesthriveswaveswiveswolves


What is the plural form for words ending in f or ef?

The usual plural form for words ending in -f or -ef is to drop the f and add ves. There are exceptions to this rule where only an s is added to the end of the words.


Drop the f and add -ves?

wolf➡wolves Half➡halves Calf➡calves


What is informal of making plural words ending in f?

The rule for making nouns ending an 'f' sound into the plural from is to drop off the 'f' and add 'ves'. Some examples are:calf - calvesknife - kniveslife - livessheaf - sheaveswife - wiveswolf - wolves


Some words with fe to ves?

Some words end in -fe, e.g knife (that is in singular) but when you turn it to a plural you write knives.


What words have change when plural?

Most of them. Ones which end in F (most of the time) get rid of the F and put in a ves. e.g leaf-leaves. Some just end in s. e.g clock-clocks. Some add an es. e.g Sandwich- sandwiches. Some get rid of the end of the word and add an i. e.g cactus-cacti.


What words that end with fe?

There are 13 words that have this form in plural. calf, half, knife, life, wife, elf, self, shelf, leaf, sheaf, thief, loaf and wolf. All words have the ending "ves" instead of "f" or "fe". 4 words have two plural endings. The words in these cases are able just to add a "s" onto their word instead of "ves". dwarf, hoof, scarf og wharf.


Why do some words ending in f or fe become plural by adding ves or s?

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.


What are all the words that have f and you need to change it to v and add es?

Some examples of words ending in 'f' and 'fe' that is changed to 'ves' to form the plural are:calf - calveshalf - halveself - elveshoof - hoovesknife - knivesleaf - leaveslife - livesloaf - loavesself - selvessheaf - sheavesshelf - shelvesthief - thieveswife - wiveswolf - wolves


How do you spell dwarf in plural form?

take off f and add ves dwarf ~ dwarves


What does yo ves mean?

ves


What is Fucus Ves?

ves is 'you see'