List 1 - Singular and Plural Nouns

By adding –s to nouns ending in –f or –fe

 

  

 

Singular  Plural    Singular  Plural 
belief beliefs   gulf gulfs
bluff bluffs   handcuff handcuffs
chef chefs   reef reefs
chief chiefs   roof roofs
cliff cliffs   safe safes
giraffe giraffes   sheriff sheriffs

By changing –f or –fe into –ves

 

 

Singular  Plural    Singular  Plural 
beef beeves   loaf loaves
calf calves   self selves
half halves   sheaf sheaves
housewife housewives   shelf shelves
knife knives   thief thieves
leaf leaves   wife wives
life lives   wolf wolves

 

  1. By adding –s if there is a vowel before the -y
  2. The ending –is is changed to –es
  3. By changing –y into –ies if a noun ends in a consonant before the -y.
  4. By adding –s or –es to nouns ending in -o
  5. By adding –es to nouns ending in -o.
  6. By adding –s to nouns ending in -o.
  7. By adding -es to nouns ending in –ch, -s, -sh, -ss, -x, and -z.
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