Lesson 36--Irregular Plurals (part 2)

Another group of irregular plurals is this group of words that end in "f" and its plural is formed by adding "ves" to the stem.  Once again, these are worth remembering.

Singular                       Plural

calf                              calves

half                              halves

knife                            knives

leaf                              leaves

life                               lives

loaf                              loaves

self                              selves

shelf                            shelves

thief                             thieves

wife                             wives

wolf                             wolves