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SINGULAR                                   PLURAL



                                          Boy                                     Boys


                                          Day                                     Days




                          f. If a noun ends in the letters "f" and "fe," then


                              the  plural  form  of  the  letters  "f"  and  "fe"  is


                              changed to "ves."



                                   SINGULAR                                   PLURAL


                                         Thief                                  Thieves



                                          Wife                                   Wives



                          Exception:



                                   SINGULAR                                   PLURAL


                                         Chief                                   Chiefs


                                          Cliff                                   Cliffs



                                        Dwarf                                   Dwarfs


                                          Gulf                                    Gulfs



                                          Roof                                    Roofs


                                          Staff                                   Staffs


                                          Safe                                    Safes




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