Some examples of nouns ending in F:
Note: I believe it is easier to determine what part of speech a word is when it is used in a sentence. All the highlighted words are nouns ending with F. Some additional examples are:
For the majority of nouns ending in 's', add 'es' to form the plural. For example:kiss > kissesiris > irisesbusiness > businessesglass > glassesbus > busesgas > gases
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".
Some singular nouns that end with 'tion' are:abbreviationabsolutionaccelerationactionaddictionaffectionafflictionagitationaggregationaviationobligationobservationoccupationoperationoptionorganizationornamentationosculationovationovulation
Some examples of abstract nouns ending in -ce are:absenceabstinenceabundanceavaricebenevolenceconfidencecowardicedalliancedeliverancedevianceeloquenceeminenceevidenceexcellencegracegrievancehindranceimpudenceinnocencemalicemalfeasancemenacenovicenuancenuisanceonceopulencepeacepenancepresencepriceprominenceprovidenceprudenceracereferencereliancesciencesentence (punishment)severancesourcestancetolerancetrancetrucetwicevariancevehemencevicevigilance
Examples of nouns ending with -al are:admiralanimalarrivalburialcanalcathedralcerealdealdialeditorialfoalgoalhospitalhymnalidealjackaljournallocalmammalmaterialmealmedalmemorialmetalmineralnumeralopalpalpedalpetalrascalreversalsandalsealtotaltrialurinalvealwithdrawalzeal
For the majority of nouns ending in 's', add 'es' to form the plural. For example:kiss > kissesiris > irisesbusiness > businessesglass > glassesbus > busesgas > gases
To make the singular nouns ending in f and fe plural, change f to v then add es. Examples: wife - wives thief - thieves
Nouns ending in -f or -re are:calfcuffgolfhalfknifelifeshelfwhiffwifewolf
Some examples of nouns ending with 'tion' and 'sion' are:appreciationapprehensionbeautificationcaptionconclusiondecisiondeclarationemissionemotionfederationfusiongenerationhydrationillusioninitiationjunctionlegislationlesionmansionmissionmotionnationobsessionovationpassionplantationquestionrationrepressionseclusionsensationtensiontuitionutilizationvacationvisionwesternization
It depends on the noun. Some have -fs, some have -ves, and some show both forms.
Some nouns ending in -en are:alienamenbeenburdenchildrencanteenchickendendozenelevenevenflaxenfrozengardenglenheavenhenibuprofenkeenkitchenlinenlistenmenmittennitrogenomenoxenpenprovenqueenravenrottenseenseventeenthenvelveteenvixenwhenwomenyenZen
Some nouns ending with 'or' are:abductoractoralligatorancestoranchorarborardorauditorauthoraviatorbachelorbehaviorcalculatorcamphorcandorchancellorchiropractorcollectorcolorcondorconductorcreatorcursorcuspidordebtordecordetectordictatordirectordistributordoctordooreditoreducatorelevatorequatorerrorescalatorexcelsiorexhibitorexteriorexterminatorfactorfavorfervorfloorflourflavorfurorgeneratorgladiatorgovernorharborhonorhorrorhumorillustratorimpostorincineratorincisorincubatorinspectorinstructorinsulatorinteriorinventorinvestorinvestigatorjanitorjurorlaborlegislatorliquormanormatadormayormentormetaphormeteorminormirrormonitormoormotornarratornavigatorneighborodorpallorparlorpastorpredatorprocessorprofessorprojectorproprietorprosecutorprotectorradiatorrancorraptorrazorregulatorrespiratorrigorrotorrumorsailorsaviorsectorsenatorsimulatorsplendorsponsorsqualorsuccessorsuccorsuitorsupervisorsurveyorsurvivortailortenorterrortractortraitortremortumortutorvalorvaporvendorvictorventilatorvictorvigorvisitorvisorwarrior
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".
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
Examples of singular nouns ending in 'ch' are:archbatchbeachbirchbleachcatchchurchclutchcouchcrutchditchDutchfinchgulchhitchhunchitchleechlunchmarchmatchnotchostrichperchpitchporchranchspeechwitchZurich
Some singular nouns that end with 'tion' are:abbreviationabsolutionaccelerationactionaddictionaffectionafflictionagitationaggregationaviationobligationobservationoccupationoperationoptionorganizationornamentationosculationovationovulation
Some examples of plural nouns not ending with 's' are children, men, women, mice, and geese.