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Plurals #5 - nouns ending in f or fe

Nouns ending in f or fe. The plurals of nouns that end in f or fe are formed in one of two ways: If the final f sound is still heard in the plural form of the word, simply add s; if the final sound is a v sound, change the f to ve and add s.

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roofsroof
chiefschief
wiveswife
loavesloaf
leavesleaf
proofs (mathematical)proof
sherrifssherrif
knivesknife
cliffscliff
shelvesshelf
giraffesgiraffe
thievesthief
wolveswolf
elveself
calvescalf
halveshalf
liveslife
dwarfs (or dwarves)dwarf
scarves (or scarfs)scarf
surfsurfs

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