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What are examples of nouns form thir plural by changing their spelling?

Here are some examples of nouns that form their plural by changing their spelling:

Nouns ending in -y:

* baby -> babies

* story -> stories

* fly -> flies

* city -> cities

* cherry -> cherries

Nouns ending in -f or -fe:

* knife -> knives

* wife -> wives

* wolf -> wolves

* life -> lives

* leaf -> leaves

Nouns ending in -us:

* cactus -> cacti

* focus -> foci

* radius -> radii

* octopus -> octopodes or octopuses (both are acceptable)

* stimulus -> stimuli

Nouns ending in -is:

* analysis -> analyses

* basis -> bases

* crisis -> crises

* thesis -> theses

* ellipsis -> ellipses

Other irregular plurals:

* child -> children

* man -> men

* woman -> women

* tooth -> teeth

* foot -> feet

* mouse -> mice

* goose -> geese

Note: Some nouns have both regular and irregular plural forms. For example, "octopus" can be "octopuses" or "octopodes".

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