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1.  Add "ves" to a noun to make it plural if it ends in "f."

  Singular
  Plural
  calf
  calves
  elf
  elves
  half
  halves

2.  Add "ves" to a noun to make it plural if it ends in "fe."

  Singular
  Plural
  knife
  knives
  wife
  wives
  life
  lives

3.  Add "ves" or "fs" to the following exceptions.

  Singular
  Plural
  dwarf
  dwarves or dwarfs
  scarf
  scarves or scarfs
  wharf
  wharves or wharfs

Plural forms of nouns

(noun)
The wives walk and talk.
The leaves are on the ground.
The shelves are brown.
The knives are sharp.
The thieves are in jail.
Wolves eat sheep.
Calves are young.

TEST YOURSELF:

Select the correct plural ending for the following:

1.   calf
2.   sheaf
3.   wife
4.   wolf
5.   life
6.   knife
7.   scarf
8.   elf
9.   loaf
10.  shelf






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