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  • For singular nouns ending with ‘f / fe’:

    Replace 'f / fe' & add ‘ves’  to form plural.

    Examples:

    Singular  Plural
    wife wives
    leaf leaves
    thief thieves
    calf calves
    life lives
    elf elves

    Exception:

    For some singular nouns ending with ‘f / fe’:

    Add 's' at the end to form plural.

    Examples:

    Singular  Plural
    roof roofs
    chef chefs
    chief chiefs
    giraffe giraffes
    cliff cliffs
    belief beliefs