When a word ends in "f" or "fe," you usually change the "f" to "v" before adding suffixes like -s, -ed, -er, -est. Examples: "knife" becomes "knives," "wife" becomes "wives," "life" becomes "lives."
The plural of "sheaf" is "sheaves", with the -es ending.
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.
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 word "knife" becomes plural by adding an "-s" to the end, resulting in "knives."
Some words change "f" or "fe" to "ves" in their plural form, like knife to knives, wife to wives, and leaf to leaves.
The plural of "sheaf" is "sheaves", with the -es ending.
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.
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 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.
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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).
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".
Nouns that end in 'f' or 'fe' are:beefbeliefcalfchefclefcliffcuffdwarfelffifegiraffegoofhalfknifeleaflifeloafproofpuffreefreliefroofsafescarfselfshelfspoofstrifesurfthiefwifewolf
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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."
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
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.