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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.
What are some words that drop f and add ves?
Some words that drop 'f' and add 'ves' to form their plural are: wolf (wolves), life (lives), leaf (leaves), knife (knives), and thief (thieves).
How do you spell wolf in plural?
The plural of wolf is wolves. The ending "f" becomes a "ves". Other words ending with the "f" sound (includeing "fe") become ""ves", as in Knfe becomes knives
Why are words that have an f that does not change to a v when pluralized?
plural nouns are nouns that tell a person place thing or idea
How do you make the plural form of most singular words that end in f?
For singular words ending in "f", the general rule is to change the "f" to "ves" to form the plural. For example, "leaf" becomes "leaves", "wolf" becomes "wolves".
What nouns change from F to VES in the plural?
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
What is the plural of the noun thiefs?
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).
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 are the words that you Change f or fe to ves?
safe-saves hoof-hooves wolf-wolves life-lives knife-kives
What are words that end with f but can't change to v e s?
Fluff. If you want to say he fluffs his tail, you don't have to change it to an 'ves.' This could possibly be because it's a verb and not the plural form of a noun, however.
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.
