Monday, September 19, 2016

F Changes to V



-f Changes to -ves

Morphology note: from Old English (Anglo-Saxon) words

   The -f or -fe represents a voiceless sound on the end of the words in this list. When the word is made plural, f us changed to v so that  a voiced sound before the s = /z/ sound which follows it. The /z/ sound is voiced as well making it easier to pronounce the two voiced sounds in a row. 
   You might also wonder why an e is added before the s. No words in English end with v. It is always followed by an e. (love, live, involve, etc.)



Word list:
                wife                  half                  grief
                knife                 strife               thief
                leaf                  scarf                relief
                loaf                  elf                    belief
                life                   calf                  hoof
                wolf                  shelf                
                                                       
Phrases:
        life of a wife                     lives of the wives
        loaf of bread                    loaves of bread
        life of ease                       lives of ease
        a young calf                      the young calves
        cut it in half                     cut them in halves
        a withered leaf                  the withered leaves
        a single wolf                      a pack of wolves
        a sharp knife                     the sharpened knives
        a colorful scarf                 many colorful scarves
        the tiny elf                       three tiny elves
        a cracked hoof                  the cracked hooves
        quick relief                       relieves the pain
        one sneaky thief               gang of thieves
        gives me grief                   that grieves me
        anger and strife                strives to be free
        on the shelf                      the metal shelves

Sentences:
1.    His wife cuts the loaf of bread with a knife.
2.   The wives keep the knives sharp.
3.   Place the loaves of bread on the lower shelves.
4.   The spring calves are now grazing on the clover.
5.   The wolves pose a danger to the young calf.
6.   Brown withered leaves crunched beneath their hooves.
7.   Several scarves tied to the trees waved in the breeze.
8.   The gang of thieves met in secret in the dark of night.
9.   She laughed at his story disbelieving its truth.
10. The lives of our forefathers were not as easy as ours.      

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