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Singular              Plural                        Singular              Plural

                   day                   days                          tray                  trays

                   donkey                donkeys                       valley                valleys

                   key                   keys                          volley                volleys
                   play                  plays                         way                   ways


          E.    Singular nouns ending in o after a consonant add es after o.

                   Singular              Plural                        Singular              Plural

                   buffalo               buffaloes                     mosquito              mosquitoes

                   hero                  heroes                        negro                 negroes
                   mango                 mangoes                       tomato                tomatoes


          F.    Singular nouns ending in oo or ending in o add only s to make plurals.

                   Singular              Plural                        Singular              Plural

                   bamboo                bamboos                       piano                 pianos

                   cuckoo                cuckoos                       radio                 radios

                   Eskimo                Eskimos                       rhino                 rhinos
                   photo                 photos                        studio                studios

          G.    Singular nouns ending in lf, f, fe change f or fe into ves.


                   Singular              Plural                        Singular              Plural

                   calf                  calves                        self                  selves
                   half                  halves                        shelf                 shelves

                   knife                 knives                        thief                 thieves

                   leaf                  leaves                        wife                  wives

                   loaf                  loaves                        wolf                  wolves

          H.    Singular nouns ending in afe, ff, arf, oof, ief add only s to make plurals.

                   Singular              Plural                        Singular              Plural

                   chief                 chiefs                        gulf                  gulfs

                   cliff                 cliffs                        mischief              mischiefs
                   cuff                  cuffs                         roof                  roofs

                   dwarf                 dwarfs                        safe                  safes



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