-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.)
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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