{"id":618,"date":"2022-04-20T05:13:07","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T05:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=618"},"modified":"2025-11-05T06:53:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T06:53:33","slug":"e-x-3-form-and-use-plurals-of-nouns-ending-in-f-fe-o-and-y","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-x-3-form-and-use-plurals-of-nouns-ending-in-f-fe-o-and-y\/","title":{"rendered":"E- X.3 Form and use plurals of nouns ending in f, fe, o and y"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Form and use plurals of nouns ending in f, fe, o and y<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0; padding-top: 56.2500%;\n padding-bottom: 0; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(63,69,81,0.16); margin-top: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; overflow: hidden;\n border-radius: 8px; will-change: transform;\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; border: none; padding: 0;margin: 0;\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAG3u3WAl3c\/hd9BRjMBrIUJvrIoseyMEA\/watch?embed\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.canva.com&#x2F;design&#x2F;DAG3u3WAl3c&#x2F;hd9BRjMBrIUJvrIoseyMEA&#x2F;watch?utm_content=DAG3u3WAl3c&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=embeds&amp;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Design<\/a> by Delta publications\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td>\ud83d\udcdd <strong>Forming Plurals of Special Nouns<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some nouns do <strong>not follow the simple rule of adding -s<\/strong>. Let\u2019s learn the rules for nouns ending in <strong>f, fe, o, and y<\/strong>! \ud83c\udf1f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Nouns Ending in -f or -fe<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Most nouns ending in <strong>-f<\/strong> or <strong>-fe<\/strong> change <strong>f \u2192 v<\/strong> and add <strong>-es<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Singular \ud83d\udc36<\/th><th>Plural \ud83d\udc3e<\/th><th>Rule<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>leaf \ud83c\udf43<\/td><td>leaves \ud83c\udf42<\/td><td>f \u2192 v + es<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>wolf \ud83d\udc3a<\/td><td>wolves \ud83d\udc3a\ud83d\udc3a<\/td><td>f \u2192 v + es<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>knife \ud83d\udd2a<\/td><td>knives \ud83d\udd2a\ud83d\udd2a<\/td><td>fe \u2192 ves<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>life \ud83c\udf31<\/td><td>lives \ud83c\udf31\ud83c\udf31<\/td><td>fe \u2192 ves<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Exceptions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Some just add <strong>-s<\/strong>: roof \u2192 roofs, chef \u2192 chefs. \ud83c\udfe0\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf73<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Nouns Ending in -o<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some nouns ending in <strong>-o<\/strong> add <strong>-es<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others just add <strong>-s<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Singular \ud83c\udfc0<\/th><th>Plural \u26bd<\/th><th>Rule<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>potato \ud83e\udd54<\/td><td>potatoes \ud83e\udd54\ud83e\udd54<\/td><td>add -es<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>tomato \ud83c\udf45<\/td><td>tomatoes \ud83c\udf45\ud83c\udf45<\/td><td>add -es<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>photo \ud83d\udcf8<\/td><td>photos \ud83d\udcf8\ud83d\udcf8<\/td><td>add -s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>piano \ud83c\udfb9<\/td><td>pianos \ud83c\udfb9\ud83c\udfb9<\/td><td>add -s<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> Most <strong>musical instruments<\/strong> just add <strong>-s<\/strong> \ud83c\udfbc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Nouns Ending in -y<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If a noun ends in a <strong>consonant + y<\/strong>, change <strong>y \u2192 i<\/strong> and add <strong>-es<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If it ends in a <strong>vowel + y<\/strong>, just add <strong>-s<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Singular \ud83d\udc1d<\/th><th>Plural \ud83d\udc1d\ud83d\udc1d<\/th><th>Rule<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>baby \ud83d\udc76<\/td><td>babies \ud83d\udc76\ud83d\udc76<\/td><td>consonant + y \u2192 ies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>city \ud83c\udfd9\ufe0f<\/td><td>cities \ud83c\udfd9\ufe0f\ud83c\udfd9\ufe0f<\/td><td>consonant + y \u2192 ies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>boy \ud83d\udc66<\/td><td>boys \ud83d\udc66\ud83d\udc66<\/td><td>vowel + y \u2192 s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>toy \ud83e\uddf8<\/td><td>toys \ud83e\uddf8\ud83e\uddf8<\/td><td>vowel + y \u2192 s<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Quick \u2705 Tips for Using These Plurals:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Always <strong>look at the last letter<\/strong> of the singular noun. \ud83d\udd0d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Check for exceptions<\/strong> \u2013 some nouns just add -s! \u26a0\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use plural nouns when talking about <strong>more than one thing<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83c\udf08 Fun Memory Trick:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>F\/FE \u2192 VES<\/strong> (leaf \u2192 leaves)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>O \u2192 ES<\/strong> (potato \u2192 potatoes)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Y \u2192 IES<\/strong> (baby \u2192 babies)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-x-3-form-and-use-plurals-of-nouns-ending-in-f-fe-o-and-y\/2\/\"><strong>Examples for  plurals of nouns ending in f, fe, o and y<\/strong> :<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!\u2712\ufe0f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/69638\/161\/314\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-4.png 500w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-4-300x300.png 300w, 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150w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-5-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Examples for  plurals of nouns ending in f, fe, o and y<\/strong> :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-large-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nouns Ending in -f or -fe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Leaf<\/strong> \u2192 Leaves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wife<\/strong> \u2192 Wives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wolf<\/strong> \u2192 Wolves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Knife<\/strong> \u2192 Knives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Life<\/strong> \u2192 Lives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Calf<\/strong> \u2192 Calves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Half<\/strong> \u2192 Halves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shelf<\/strong> \u2192 Shelves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Self<\/strong> \u2192 Selves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thief<\/strong> \u2192 Thieves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Loaf<\/strong> \u2192 Loaves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Elf<\/strong> \u2192 Elves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scarf<\/strong> \u2192 Scarves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chief<\/strong> \u2192 Chiefs (exception)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chef<\/strong> \u2192 Chefs (exception)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Roof<\/strong> \u2192 Roofs (exception)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Belief<\/strong> \u2192 Beliefs (exception)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cliff<\/strong> \u2192 Cliffs (exception)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Proof<\/strong> \u2192 Proofs (exception)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Giraffe<\/strong> \u2192 Giraffes (exception)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nouns Ending in -o<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"21\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tomato<\/strong> \u2192 Tomatoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Potato<\/strong> \u2192 Potatoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hero<\/strong> \u2192 Heroes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Echo<\/strong> \u2192 Echoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Torpedo<\/strong> \u2192 Torpedoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Volcano<\/strong> \u2192 Volcanoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mango<\/strong> \u2192 Mangoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Buffalo<\/strong> \u2192 Buffaloes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mosquito<\/strong> \u2192 Mosquitoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Negro<\/strong> \u2192 Negroes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Zero<\/strong> \u2192 Zeroes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cargo<\/strong> \u2192 Cargoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Domino<\/strong> \u2192 Dominoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Embargo<\/strong> \u2192 Embargoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Flamingo<\/strong> \u2192 Flamingoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tornado<\/strong> \u2192 Tornadoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Veto<\/strong> \u2192 Vetoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Piano<\/strong> \u2192 Pianos (exception)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Photo<\/strong> \u2192 Photos (exception)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Halo<\/strong> \u2192 Halos (exception)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Soprano<\/strong> \u2192 Sopranos (exception)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kimono<\/strong> \u2192 Kimonos (exception)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Studio<\/strong> \u2192 Studios (exception)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Zoo<\/strong> \u2192 Zoos (exception)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Radio<\/strong> \u2192 Radios (exception)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Video<\/strong> \u2192 Videos (exception)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kangaroo<\/strong> \u2192 Kangaroos (exception)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Memo<\/strong> \u2192 Memos (exception)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Solo<\/strong> \u2192 Solos (exception)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Avocado<\/strong> \u2192 Avocados (exception)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div 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Let\u2019s learn the rules for nouns ending in f, fe, o, and y! \ud83c\udf1f Nouns Ending in -f or<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-x-3-form-and-use-plurals-of-nouns-ending-in-f-fe-o-and-y\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;E- X.3 Form and use plurals of nouns ending in f, fe, o and y&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-618","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=618"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17314,"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/618\/revisions\/17314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}