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Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural

chimney chimneys key keys toy toys

donkey donkeys monkey monkeys valley valleys

joy joys ray rays way ways

5. If the noun ends in -f or -fe, the plural is formed by changing -f or -fe into

-ves:

Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural

calf calves shelf shelves knife knives

leaf leaves thief thieves life lives

loaf loaves wolf wolves wife wives

Note But we say – chief, chiefs ; dwarf, dwarfs ; grief, griefs ; gulf, gulfs ; hoof,

hoofs; proof, proofs; roof, roofs.

6. Most nouns ending in -o form their plurals by adding -es to the singular:

Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural

buffalo buffaloes hero heroes potato potatoes

cargo cargoes mango mangoes tomato tomatoes

echo echoes mosquito mosquitoes volcano volcanoes

Note But we say – bamboo, bamboos; dynamo, dynamos; photo, photos;

piano, pianos .

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