Plurals of nouns ending in "f" or "fe"

No language can thrive without being able to express things in the plural; for example, two desserts are always better than one. As you know, most English nouns form their plurals by adding s or es. But things get a little tricky with words that end in f and fe. Test your knowledge by choosing the correct plurals for the words below.

1. Jennifer went to the bakery to buy three of bread.a) loafsb) loavesc) Both are correct
2. Tom has hundreds of books and not enough .a) bookshelfsb) bookshelvesc) Both are correct
3. The children went out to play in the snow all bundled up in their and mittens.a) scarfsb) scarvesc) Both are correct
4. It appears that the at the bank have all been broken into.a) safesb) savesc) Both are correct
5. Sarah got a box of embroidered from her great-aunt Maude.a) handkerchiefsb) handkerchievesc) Both are correct
6. On his scuba diving trip, Rob saw fish swimming in the coral .a) reefsb) reevesc) Both are correct
7. Whenever we go camping, we always make sure to bring a couple of with us.a) knifesb) knivesc) Both are correct
8. From the top of the building, we can see the of all the houses below.a) roofsb) roovesc) Both are correct
9. The took off running, and the police were not able to catch them.a) thiefsb) thievesc) Both are correct
10. There are no docks or on this bay.a) wharfsb) wharvesc) Both are correct