Year 7 English: Form plurals of nouns ending in f, fe, o and y

Introduction to Plurals

When we talk about more than one of something, we use plurals. In English, some nouns change their spelling to become plural. Today, we’re going to learn how to form the plurals of nouns that end in f, fe, o, and y.

Nouns Ending in F or FE

Key Rules

1. Nouns ending in F:
   • For most nouns that end in f, we change the f to v and add es.
   • Example:
     • One wolf → Two wolves
     • One shelf → Two shelves
2. Nouns ending in FE:
   • For nouns ending in fe, we change the fe to v and add es.
   • Example:
     • One life → Two lives
     • One knife → Two knives

Tips and Tricks

• Remember: f turns into v, and you add es!

Nouns Ending in O

Key Rules

1. Nouns ending in O:
   • Most nouns that end in o will add es.
   • Example:
     • One potato → Two potatoes
     • One hero → Two heroes
2. Exceptions:
   • Some nouns just add s.
   • Example:
     • One piano → Two pianos
     • One photo → Two photos

Tips and Tricks

• Check if the noun has a vowel before the o—if it does, usually just add s!

Nouns Ending in Y

Key Rules

1. Nouns ending in Y:
   • If the noun ends in a consonant followed by y, we change the y to i and add es.
   • Example:
     • One baby → Two babies
     • One city → Two cities
2. If the noun ends in a vowel followed by Y:
   • Just add s.
   • Example:
     • One toy → Two toys
     • One day → Two days

Tips and Tricks

• Remember: Change y to i when there’s a consonant before it!

Summary

• F → V + es: wolf → wolves
• FE → V + es: life → lives
• O → es (most cases): potato → potatoes
• Y → I + es (consonant before): baby → babies
• Y + s (vowel before): toy → toys

Questions

Easy Level (20 Questions)

1. What is the plural of wolf?
2. What is the plural of shelf?
3. What is the plural of life?
4. What is the plural of knife?
5. What is the plural of potato?
6. What is the plural of photo?
7. What is the plural of baby?
8. What is the plural of toy?
9. What is the plural of city?
10. What is the plural of hero?
11. What is the plural of leaf?
12. What is the plural of calf?
13. What is the plural of mango?
14. What is the plural of buffalo?
15. What is the plural of lady?
16. What is the plural of party?
17. What is the plural of cactus?
18. What is the plural of piano?
19. What is the plural of life?
20. What is the plural of toffee?

Medium Level (20 Questions)

1. What is the plural of knife?
2. What is the plural of wolf?
3. What is the plural of shelf?
4. What is the plural of cherry?
5. What is the plural of berry?
6. What is the plural of potato?
7. What is the plural of tomato?
8. What is the plural of radio?
9. What is the plural of poppy?
10. What is the plural of baby?
11. What is the plural of manifold?
12. What is the plural of photo?
13. What is the plural of cactus?
14. What is the plural of coyote?
15. What is the plural of daisy?
16. What is the plural of leaf?
17. What is the plural of life?
18. What is the plural of thief?
19. What is the plural of loaf?
20. What is the plural of knife?

Hard Level (20 Questions)

1. What is the plural of scarf?
2. What is the plural of self?
3. What is the plural of wife?
4. What is the plural of calf?
5. What is the plural of die?
6. What is the plural of cargo?
7. What is the plural of bamboo?
8. What is the plural of rainbow?
9. What is the plural of silo?
10. What is the plural of guy?
11. What is the plural of trophy?
12. What is the plural of key?
13. What is the plural of puff?
14. What is the plural of chief?
15. What is the plural of leaf?
16. What is the plural of life?
17. What is the plural of trophy?
18. What is the plural of index?
19. What is the plural of loaf?
20. What is the plural of piano?

Answers

Easy Level Answers

1. Wolves
2. Shelves
3. Lives
4. Knives
5. Potatoes
6. Photos
7. Babies
8. Toys
9. Cities
10. Heroes
11. Leaves
12. Calves
13. Mangoes
14. Buffaloes
15. Ladies
16. Parties
17. Cacti
18. Pianos
19. Lives
20. Toffees

Medium Level Answers

1. Knives
2. Wolves
3. Shelves
4. Cherries
5. Berries
6. Potatoes
7. Tomatoes
8. Radios
9. Poppies
10. Babies
11. Manifolds
12. Photos
13. Cacti
14. Coyotes
15. Daisies
16. Leaves
17. Lives
18. Thieves
19. Loaves
20. Knives

Hard Level Answers

1. Scarves
2. Selves
3. Wives
4. Calves
5. Dice
6. Cargoes
7. Bamboos
8. Rainbows
9. Silos
10. Guys
11. Trophies
12. Keys
13. Puffs
14. Chiefs
15. Leaves
16. Lives
17. Trophies
18. Indices
19. Loaves
20. Pianos

This structured approach will help you understand how to form plurals for nouns ending in f, fe, o, and y. Keep practicing, and you’ll get the hang of it!