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
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 nouns ending with 'or' are:abductoractoralligatorancestoranchorarborardorauditorauthoraviatorbachelorbehaviorcalculatorcamphorcandorchancellorchiropractorcollectorcolorcondorconductorcreatorcursorcuspidordebtordecordetectordictatordirectordistributordoctordooreditoreducatorelevatorequatorerrorescalatorexcelsiorexhibitorexteriorexterminatorfactorfavorfervorfloorflourflavorfurorgeneratorgladiatorgovernorharborhonorhorrorhumorillustratorimpostorincineratorincisorincubatorinspectorinstructorinsulatorinteriorinventorinvestorinvestigatorjanitorjurorlaborlegislatorliquormanormatadormayormentormetaphormeteorminormirrormonitormoormotornarratornavigatorneighborodorpallorparlorpastorpredatorprocessorprofessorprojectorproprietorprosecutorprotectorradiatorrancorraptorrazorregulatorrespiratorrigorrotorrumorsailorsaviorsectorsenatorsimulatorsplendorsponsorsqualorsuccessorsuccorsuitorsupervisorsurveyorsurvivortailortenorterrortractortraitortremortumortutorvalorvaporvendorvictorventilatorvictorvigorvisitorvisorwarrior
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.