Here are some examples:
Wife - wives
knife - knives
thief - thieves
life - lives
scarf - scarves
leaf - leaves
loaf - loaves
half - halves
calf - calves
wolf - wolves
shelf - shelves
hoof - hooves
self - selves
The plural of loaf is loaves. Some, but not all words ending in F change it to a V and add -es to form the plural (thief-thieves, hoof-hooves).
The spelling rule of changing a final "f" to "v" and adding "es" when making a noun plural helps ensure proper pronunciation. When you add an "s" to words that end in "f," often the pronunciation becomes awkward, so changing it to "v" helps maintain the sound of the word.
usually you chAnge it to a "v" like leaf to leaves
Words like half (halves), wife (wives), dwarf (dwarves), hoof (hooves).
The rule for forming the plural of the noun 'elf' is to change the ending 'f' to a 'v' and add 'es'. The plural noun is elves.
plural nouns are nouns that tell a person place thing or idea
The correct plural of wharf is wharves.Wharves, following the general rule of changing the final f to v when making plurals of words ending in f (or fe).
The plural of loaf is loaves. Some, but not all words ending in F change it to a V and add -es to form the plural (thief-thieves, hoof-hooves).
The spelling rule of changing a final "f" to "v" and adding "es" when making a noun plural helps ensure proper pronunciation. When you add an "s" to words that end in "f," often the pronunciation becomes awkward, so changing it to "v" helps maintain the sound of the word.
usually you chAnge it to a "v" like leaf to leaves
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English nouns ending in an unvoiced f sound in the singular, but not spelled ff, change the f to a voiced v sound in the plural. Notice that the s of the plural is also voiced to a z in such words. There are other cases of this linguistic rule: the s in house is pronounced as a z in houses. See Verner's Law.
Words like half (halves), wife (wives), dwarf (dwarves), hoof (hooves).
The rule for forming the plural of the noun 'elf' is to change the ending 'f' to a 'v' and add 'es'. The plural noun is elves.
The plural of knife is knives. The F becomes a V when forming the plural, as in life-lives, half-halves, or leaf-leaves.
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