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What Is the Plural?
The Rule
When a noun ends in F or FE, drop the F or FE and add -VES to make it plural.
Exception: If the word ends in a doubled F (ff), just add -S instead â for example, cliff → cliffs, staff → staffs.
Song Lyrics
Are you ready to learn plural rule number four?
I got this. Here we go. Here we go. Here we go.
Drop the f and drop the fe.
Add ves to make it plural easy.
Don't drop the f if it's doubled.
Don't let exceptions give you trouble.
Drop the f and drop the fe.
Add ves to make it plural easy.
Don't drop the f if it's doubled.
Don't let exceptions give you trouble.
Elf. Drop the f. Add ves. Elves is the plural. Yes.
Wolf. Drop the f. Add ves. Wolves is the plural. Yes.
Leaf. Drop the f. Add ves. Leaves is the plural. Yes.
Calf. Drop the f. Add ves. Calves is the plural. Yes.
Drop the f and drop the fe.
Add ves to make it plural easy.
Don't drop the f if it's doubled.
Don't let exceptions give you trouble.
Life. Drop the fe. Add es. Lives is the plural. Yes.
Shelf. Drop the f. Add ves. Shelves is the plural. Yes.
Knife. Drop the fe. Add ves. Knives is the plural. Yes.
Drop the f and drop the fe.
Add ves to make it plural easy.
Don't drop the f if it's doubled.
Don't let exceptions give you trouble.
Drop the f and drop the fe.
Add ves to make it plural easy.
Don't drop the f if it's doubled.
Don't let exceptions give you trouble.
Mr. Spelling.
Bye-bye.