Plural Nouns ending in F & FE Pronounced as VZ – halves, calves, loaves, wives, shelves, knives

Learn how to pronounce plural nouns ending in F. When a word ends in F, change the F to a VES to spell the plural. To pronounce the plural, pronounce the VES as VZ.

This happens in the following words:

half/halves

calf/calves

loaf/loaves

wife/wives

shelf/shelves

knife/knives

wolf/wolves

elf/elves

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