英语名词改复数的方法

第一篇：英语名词改复数的方法

名词复数变化规则和读音： 1．一般在名词的词尾加“s”，清辅音后读/s/ 浊辅音和元音后读 /z/ 例如：books, pens, classrooms，map-maps，boy-boys，girl-girls，pen-pens等等。cats 猫rooms 房间horses 马trees 树roses 玫瑰

2．以s, x, sh, ch结尾的名词在词尾加“es”，读 /iz/ 例如：classes, boxes, brushes, dishes, watches, buses，classes，foxes，lashes 鞭子，pushes 推力，branches 树枝、分支，matches 火柴、比赛，coaches 教练，gases 气体，asses 驴子

但也有例外，如：stomach—stomachs等等。

3．以辅音字母加“y”结尾的名词应改“y”为“i”，再加“es”，读 /z/ 例如：cities, universities)，factories，baby---babies，city-cities，country-countries，families 家庭，ponies 小马 但以y结尾的专有名词，或元音字母+y 结尾的名词变复数时，直接加s变复数。例如： two Marys，the Henrys，monkey---monkeys，holiday---holidays，boys, toys

4．以“f”和“fe”结尾的名词应改“f”和“fe”为“ves”

例如：shelf—shelves架子，knife—knives，leaf---leaves叶，wolf---wolves狼，wife---wives妻子 life---lives，thief---thieves 小偷，calf---calves 小牛，half---halves 一半 但也有例外

如：roof—roofs屋顶，cliff—cliffs（悬崖），hoof—hoofs（马蹄），belief—beliefs（信仰），chief—chiefs（首领），proof—proofs(证明)，safe—safes(保险箱)，reef—reefs(礁)，gulf---gulfs 海湾

还有一些该类名词的复数形式有两种变化形式的 例如：scarf—scarfs/scarves（头巾）, dwarf—dwarfs/dwarves（矮子）, wharf—wharfs/wharves(码头), handkerchief—handkerchiefs/handkerchieves(手帕)等等。

5．以“o”结尾的名词的复数形式一般在词尾加“es”

例如：hero—heroes英语, echo—echoes(回音)，potato—potatoes马铃薯，tomato—tomatoes西红柿，mango---mangoes 芒果，volcano---volcanoes 火山，negro---negroes 黑人，cargo---cargoes 货物，buffalo---buffaloes 水牛，mosquito---mosquitoes 蚊子

但以字母o结尾的外来词或缩写词的复数形式是只加S，例如：zoo—zoos, radio—radios, piano—pianos钢琴, photo—photos, memo—memos(备忘录), solo—solos(独唱、独奏), kilo—kilos(公斤)，kimono—kimonos（和服），bamboo---bamboos 竹子，kangaroo---kangaroos 袋鼠，mulatto---mulattos 白黑混血儿，6.如果名词结尾是一个元音(即a,e,i,o,u)加y，那只则在单数词后加一个s就行了。

play

plays 戏剧

way

ways 小路

valley

valleys 山谷

donkey donkeys 驴

toy

toys 玩具

boy

boys 男孩

guy

guys 伙计

7、下列名词的复数形式，也很特殊：

analysis

analyses 分析

basis

bases 基础

parenthesis parentheses 圆括号

datum

data

数据

medium

media/mediums 媒介

formula

formulae/formulas 公式

memorandum memoranda/memorandums 备忘录

phenomenon phenomena

现象

goose

geese 鹅

tooth

teeth 牙齿

foot

feet 脚，尺

man

men 男人

woman

women

mouse

mice 老鼠

louse

lice 虱子

radius

radii 半径

8、一些名词虽分单数、复数，但出现次数多的总是单数形式：

abscence 缺席

clothing 服装

film 胶片

help 帮助

furniture 家具

machinery 机械

news 新闻

scenery 风景

sugar 糖

traffic 交通

9、另一些名词则以复数词出现的机会较多：

bellows

风箱

clothes 衣物

shorts

短裤

trousers

长裤

spectacles 眼镜

scissors

剪刀

shears

大剪刀

police 警察(通称)

wages

工资

三、不规则变化主要有下面几种：

1．变元音

例如：man—men, woman—women, foot—feet, tooth—teeth, mouse—mice(老鼠), louse—lice（跳蚤）child---children

注意：⑴、与 man 和 woman构成的合成词，其复数形式也是-men 和-women。

⑵、German不是合成词，故复数形式为Germans；

⑶、Bowman是姓，其复数是the Bowmans。

2．加(r)en 例如：ox—oxen, child—children，brother——brethren 兄弟 3．单、复数同形

例如：sheep, fish, deer, carp(鲤鱼), Chinese, Japanese, aircraft(飞机), means(方法), deer 鹿cannon 大炮，salmon 鲑鱼，trout 鳟鱼 注意：除人民币元、角、分外，美元、英镑、法郎等都有复数形式。如:a dollar, two dollars;

a meter, two meters 4．外来词

例如：crisis--crises(危机), basis--bases(基础)，analysis—analyses(分析)，phenomenon—phenomena(现象)

四、特殊的复数形式

1．一些不可数名词，如waters、teas等的复数形式可表种类，译：

各种各样的„„，例如：I have many teas at home.我家有许多种茶。

2．具体化的名词，如cloth、paper等的复数形式，可用来表示某种特殊用途的东西 例如：Please pass me a(table)cloth（桌布、台布）so that I can clean the table.I can see many sweet papers（糖果纸）on the ground after the party.3．一些抽象名词，如thanks;wishes;congratulations;regards；greetings和cheers等用在英语句子里面时必须固定地使用复数形式 例如：Best wishes to you!Please give my best regards/greetings to your parents.4．一些数字，如1920’s或1920s的，表示20世纪20年代 例如：In the 1920s, he went to a European country.He was born in the 1960’s.5．整十的数字的复数形式，如thirties, eighties可表示“几十岁” 例如：He joined the Party in his thirties.他三十几岁时入党。

6．英文字母，如b’s、f’s、s’(后面的“s”可以被省略)，的复数形式 例如：In the word “differ”, there are two f’s.We must pay much attention to the s’ at the end of the words.7．人名，如Mary、John等可以表示“几个„„的人”

例如：There are two Johns in our class, but in the whole school, there are six.8．姓氏，如Black, Green等可以表示一家人或者夫妻

例如：After dinner, the Blacks are usually watching TV at home.五、复合名词的复数形式，一般可以分为以下几种：

1．一般在最后一个名词的词尾加-s或-es 例如：film-goers(常看电影的人)、tooth-brushes（牙刷）、greenhouses（温室、暖房）、go-betweens（中间人）、grown-ups（成年人），maid-servant--maid-servan女仆，step-son--step-sons 继子

2．在主体名词末加-s 例如：lookers-on（旁观者）、passers-by（过路人）、sons-in-law（女婿）、daughters-in-law（媳妇）、gentlemen-at-arms（侍卫官）、ladies-in-waiting（侍女、宫女），coat-of-mail--coats-of-mail

甲

胄，father-in-law--fathers-in-law

岳

父，man-of-war--men-of-war 兵舰

3．两个成分都加变复数，一般是与man构成的复合词

例如：men-doctors（男医生）、women workers（女工人），但German不是合成词，故复数形式为Germans；Bowman是姓，其复数是the Bowmans。

但英、美国家的人不用lady来搭配复数，因为它带有轻视的语气。而含boy或girl的复合名词中，boy和girl都不用复数，例如：boy-students（男学生）、girl nurses（女护士）、boy friends（男朋友）、girl monitors女班长

六、特殊形式

1．集体名词，以单数形式出现，但实为复数。

例如：people police cattle 等本身就是复数，不能说 a people，a police，a cattle，但可以说a person，a policeman，a head of cattle.注意：the Chinese，the Japanese，the Swiss 等名词，表示国民总称时，作复数用。

如： The Chinese are industries and brave.中国人民是勤劳勇敢的。2．以s结尾，仍为单数的名词，如：

a.maths，politics，physics等学科名词，一般是不可数名词，为单数。

b.news 为不可数名词。

c.the United States，the United Nations 应视为单数。

The United Nations was organized in 1945.联合国是1945年组建起来的。

d.以复数形式出现的书名，剧名，报纸，杂志名，也可视为单数。

例如：“The Arabian Nights” is a very interesting story-book.《一千零一夜》是一本非常有趣的故事书。

3．另外还有一些名词，其复数形式有时可表示特别意思，例如：goods货物，waters水域，fishes（各种）鱼。

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七、习题：

1.He was eager to make some extra money, since during these years he could hardly live on his_______.a． little wage b.few wage c.wage d.wages 2.Most of the houses in the village were burnt to ______ during the war.a.an ash b.the ash c.ash d.ashes 3.The students at colleges or universities are making ______ for the coming New Year.a.many preparations b.much preparation c.preparations d.preparation 4.Painting in _____ is one of their spare-time activities.a.oil b.an oil c.oils d.the oil 5.In the view of the foreign experts, there wasn’t ____ oil here.a.much b.lots of c.a great deal of d.many 6.The large houses are being painted, but ______.a.of great expense b.at a great expense c.in a lot of expenses d.by high expense 7.The room was small and contained far too ______.a.much new furniture c.much new furnitures b.many new furniture d.many new furnitures 8.Jim was late for two classes this morning.He said that he forgot both of the ______.a.rooms number b.room number c.room’s numbers d.room numbers 9.Computers can do ______ work in a short time, but a man can not do ______ by himself.a great many„many c.much„a great deal b.a great deal of„much d.many„a great many 10.She didn’t know _____ he had been given.a.how many information c.how many informations b.the number of information d.how much information 11.He invited all of his ______ to join his wedding party.a.comrade-in-arms c.comrades-in-arm b.comrades-in-arms d.comrade-in-arm 12.All the ______ in the hospital got a rise last month.a.women doctors c.woman doctors b.women doctor d.woman doctor 13.After ten years, all these youngsters became_____.a.growns-ups c.growns-up b.grown-up d.grown-ups 14.The police investigated those _____ about the accident.a.stander-by c.standers-by b.stander-bys d.standers-bys 15.The Nazi kept those ______ in their concentration camp.a.prisoner-of-wars c.prisoners-of-war b.prisoners-of-wars d.prisoner-of-war 16.The manager was greatly appreciate that _____ made by Linda lately.a.new reel b.news reel c.new-reels d.news reels 17.Mary’s dress is similar in appearance to her ______.a.elder sister b.elder sister’s c.elder sisters d.elder sisters dress 18.All the people at the conference are ______.a.mathematic teachers c.mathematics teacher b.mathematics teachers d.mathematic’s teachers 19.Professor Mackay told us that ______ of lead are its softness and its resistance.a.some property c.properties b.some properties d.property 20.Physics _____ with matter and motion.a.deal b.deals c.dealing d.are 21.He has written several books, but his last works _____ well known among his friends.a.have b.have been c.is d.are 22.After he checked up my ______ heart, the doctor advised him to rest for a few days.a.father-in-law’s c.father’s-in-law b.father-in-law d.father’s-in-law’s 23.He told me _____ would come to his birthday party.a.many Jack friends c.many Jack’s friend b.Jack’s many friends d.many friends of Jack’s 24.I had my hair cut at the _____ around the corner.a.barber b.barbers c.barber’s d.barbers’ 25.Yesterday evening we had a lovely evening at ______.a.Peter and Helen’s c.Peter and Helen b.Peter and Helens d.Peter’s and Helen’s 26.______ receives only a small portion of the total amount of the sun’s energy.a.The earth’s surface c.The surface of earth b.The surface earth d.The earth surface 27.Numerous materials are available to ______.a.today of designers c.today’s of designers b.today’s designers d.today designers 28.Why did you speak to Peter that way? Don’t you know he is an old friend of ______? a.my brother b.my brothers c.my brother’s d.my brother’s friend 29.______ is a well-informed man.He can tell you anything you want to know.a.This John’s old friend c.That’s Jahn’s old friend b.This old friend of John d.This old friend of John’s 30.______ is too much for a little boy to carry.a.A bike’s weight c.The weight of a bike b.The weights of a bike d.Bile’s weight 31.Generally there are ______ television programs for children on Saturday.a.little b.much c.a large number of d.a large amount of 32.When they got to the lecture-room, there were ______ left.a.only few seats b.a very few seats c.only a few seats d.so a few seats 33.______ travels faster when the zip code is indicated on the envelope.a.A little mail b.A piece of mail c.A mail d.A small mail 34.The Department purchased ______ to improve the working conditions there.a.a new equipment c.new equipments b.a new piece of equipment d.new pieces of equipments 35.The boy tried hard but there has been ______ in his work.a.little improvement c.many improvements b.a little improvement d.few improvements 36.Today’s modern TV cameras require ______ light as compared with the earlier models.a.only a few b.only few c.only a little d.only little 37.No country can afford to neglect ______.a.an education b.educations c.education d.the education 38.Please write the answers to the questions at the end of ______.a.eighth chapter b.chapter eight c.eight chapter d.chapter the eight 39.______ is only surpassed by that of monkeys’ and apes’.a.The intelligent dog c.The intelligence of dogs b.The dogs whose intelligence d.The dogs being intelligent 40.All ______ must take the graduate Management Admission Test.a.business student b.business’s students c.business students d.business’s student 41.______ anywhere in the United States costs less than a dollar when you dial it yourself.a.Three minutes call c.A three-minutes call b.Three-minute call d.A three-minute call 42.The ______ about nuclear energy revolves around the waste problem.a.public’s chief concern c.chief public concern b.public chief concern d.chief concern of public’s 43.______ the first and largest ethnic group to work on the construction of the transcontinental railroad.a.Chinese were b.The Chinese was c.Chinese was d.The Chinese were 44.______ can get a better view of the game than the participants.a.Looker-on b.Lookers-on c.Looker-ons c.Lookers-ons 45.A group of spectators was dispersed by the police who ______ at the scene of the accidents within minutes.a.were b.have been c.was d.has been 46.Our livestock ______ not as numerous as they used to be.a.is b.are c.be d.been 47.One of the most surprising things is that ______ may come from petroleum.a.much of tomorrow food c.many of tomorrow’s food b.much of the food of tomorrow d.much of tomorrow’s food 48.Scott is an orphan but he received ______.a.very good education c.a very good education b.very good educations d.many good educations 49.After several day’s hardworking, we have made ______ on the design.a.much improvement c.many improvement b.several improvements d.some improvement 50.The boy was very happy that his mother bought him a new pair of shoes at a ______ yesterday.a.shoes shop b.shoe shop c.shoes’s shop d.shoe’s 51.Eggs, though nourishing, have ______ of fat content.a.large number b.a large number c.a high amount d.the high amount 52.He has done some ______ on that subject from various angles over the past ten years.a.research b.a research c.researches d.the researches 53.Recently, he has lost all his ______.a.wage and saving at card c.wages and saving at card b.wages and savings at card d.wages and savings at cards 54.The country’s wealth comes chiefly from its many ______.a.herd of cattle b.heard of cattles c.herds of cattle d.herds of cattles 55.In Britain the ______ are all painted red.a.letter boxes b.letters box c.letters boxes d.letters’s box 56.Ten years had passed.I found she had ______.a.a little white hair c.a few white hair b.some white hair d.much white hair 57.All his ______ far from satisfaction a.conduct is b.conduct are c.conducts is d.conducts will be 58.Although the town had been attacked by the storm several times, ______ was done.a.a few damages b.few damages c.little damage d.a little damage 59.He was ______ what to do.a.at his wit end b.at his wits end c.at his wit’s end d.at his wits’s end 60.Would you like to have a cup of tea and ______ with me? a two toasts b.two pieces of toast c.two piece of toasts d.tow pieces of toasts 61.Accurate ______ covering the fact are not obtainable.a.datum b.datums c.data d.datas 62.On Monday morning some teachers exchanged a few ______.a.how-are-yous c.how-are-you’s b.of how-are-you’s d.of how are you 63.Albert said he met the girl ______ a.at his uncle’s Smith room c.at his uncle Smith’s room b.at Smith’s his uncle’s room d.at the room of his uncle’s Smith’s 64.It is four months since I last saw Keats ______.a.at Mrt Smith’s ,the book seller c.at my aunt’s, a book seller b.at my aunt’s, Mrs Palmer’s d.at Mrs Palmer’s, the book seller’s 65.This room is ______.a.the editor’s-in-chief’s office c.the editor-in-chief’s office b.the editor-in-chief office d.the editor’s-in-chief office 66.My old classmate, Comrade Sun ,works at ______.a.a teacher college c.a teacher’s college b.a teachers’s college d.a college of a teacher’s 67.The policemen put the criminal ______.a.in a iron b.into a iron c.in irons d.into a pair of iron 68.Our teacher gave me ______.a.an advice b.the advice c.many advice d.much advice 69.My mother cut the cloth with ______ scissors.a.a b.two c.a couple of d.a pair of 70.My house is within ______ from the railway station.a.a stone’s throw b.a throw of a stone c.stone’s throw d.the stone’s throw

第二篇：英语名词复数练习题

名词变复数练习题

一、请写出下列词的复数形式。

this _____________ watch___________ diary____________ day____________ book____________ dress____________ sheep___________ tea_____________ box___________ strawberry_________ peach__________ sandwich__________ paper_________ juice__________ water____________ milk___________ rice__________

二.写出下列各词的复数

I _____ him ______ this ______ her _____ watch ____

child_______ photo_______ diary_____ day_____ foot____ book______ dress________ tooth_______ sheep ______ box______ strawberry _______ thief _____ yo-yo ________ peach______ sandwich _____ man______ woman______ paper______ juice_______ milk_____ rice_____ tea_____ people_______ CD______三.请把下列各词变成复数形式：1、hero 2、potato 3、match 4、boy5、city 6、kangaroo 7、radio 8、zoo9、photo 10、leaf 11、knife 12、scarf13、mouth 14、man 15、foot 16、tooth17、child 18、mouse 19、woman 20、Chinese21、sheep 22、fish 23、glass

四.给下列的名词加上复数的形式：

Thriller_________ documentary ________ comedy________ action_________ movie ______ life_______ knife _______ fry________ leaf________ photo_______ radio ________piano_______ zoo________ tomato _______ potato______ bus_______ watch ________ box_______ book_______ map______

cat ______ film ________ door_______ month_______ horse______ picture_______ class______ boy_______ tooth_______

woman ________ eye_______ tooth _______ German________ Chinese______ man _______football________ child_______ classroom _______ monkey_______ tree________ egg_______ coat________ Frenchman_________

选择填空1、They are________A: man doctor B: men doctors C: men doctor D: man doctors2、There are ive____ in the hill.A: sheep B: sheeps C: goose D: deers3、Those white socks ____ small.A: are B: is C: am D: do4、We have many _____in our school.A: woman teacher B: women teachers C: woman teachers D: women teacher5、Do you like _____?A: vegetable B: vegetables C: an vegetable6、How many _____do they have?A: picture B: pictures C: a picture7、There are six ____in the room.A:volleyball B: volleyballs C: a volleyball D: volleyballs8、Are these ____teachers?A: woman B: women C: womans9、It is ____.A: milk B: a milk C: an molk D: milks10、It’s a ____.It isn’t an ____.A: apple, egg B: cake,egg C: egg,orange D: egg,cake11、Tom and Jim are ___.A: friends B: friend C: brother D: sister12、Where are his ____? ___the dresser.A: keys , They are on B: key, They are on

C: keys, It is at D：key, It is in13、Are those your ____?A: bookes B: boxs C: apples D: apple

名词可以分为可数名词与不可数名词，其中可数名词具有单复数的形式；而不可数名词没有可数名词复数变化规则如下：1、一般情况下，直接加“s”，如：book—books、bag—bags、cat—cats、bed—beds2、以“s、x、sh、ch”结尾，加“es”，如：bus—buses、box—boxes、watch—watches3、以“辅音字母+y”结尾，变y为i, 再加“es”，如：family—families、strawberry—strawberries4、以“f或fe”结尾，变f或fe为v, 再加“es”，如：knife—knives5、以o结尾，有生命的加“es”, 无生命的加“s”.如：potato—potatoes、zoo—zoos6、不规则名词复数：man-men woman-women policeman-policemen policewoman-policewomen mouse-mice child-children foot-feet tooth-teeth fish-fish

sheep-sheep people-people Chinese-Chinese Japanese-Japanese

当people后加上“s”时即peoples表示“民族”例如：There are peoples in China.以下词为常为不可数名词，他们的复数形式就是他们本身。water milk tea rice orange juice bread不可数名词的数量关系可借助量词表示，如a cup of tea、two cups of tea

名词复数练习题选择填空1.They come from different ______A.country B.countries C.a country D.countrys2.How many ______ do you see in the picture?A.tomatos B.tomatoes C.tomato D.the tomato3.There are some ______ in these _______.A.knifes and pencil-boxes B.knives and pencils-boxC.knives and pencil-box D.knives and pencils-boxes4.There is no ______ in the plate.A.apples B.oranges C.rice D.eggs5._______ are good for our health.A.Tomatos B.Tomatoes C.Tomato

6.I like to eat cake with ______.A.cherries B.cherry C.cherrys7.______ and ______ are not friends.A.Foxs and wolfs B.Foxes and wolfs C.Foxes and wolves.8.What do you want to drink much ?A.a milk B.milk C.milks.9.This is—— room.It’s very big.A.Lily and Lucy’s B.Lily’s and Lucy’s C.Lily’s and Lucy

10.What do you want some for supper?A、a potato B、potatoes C、potatos11.In autumn，you can see a lot of on the ground.A、leaf B、leafs C、leaves

12.My sister has two.One is old，the other is new.A、a watch B、watchs C、watches

13.There on the wall.They are very beautiful.A.are photoes B.are photos C.is a photo D.is photos14.That’a art book.A.an B.a C.the D are

15.There two in the box.A.is watch B.are watches C.are watch D.is watches将以下单复数句进行转换1、This is a knife.2、That is a tomato.3、That child is very good.4、These are mice.5、Those are children.单项选择 1.The __ in our yard are very beautiful.A.cloth B.water C.flowers2.Tom is one of the Chinese _____ in our school.A.boy B.boys C.boies3.A cat has four ____ , doesn’t it?A.foots B.feet C.feets4.There are three ____ and five _____ in the room.A.American,Japanese B.Americans,Japanese C.American, Japanese5.Can you see nine ____ in the picture?A.fish B.book C.horse6.The _____ has two______.A.boy;watch B.boy;watches C.boys;watch7.The _____ are flying back to their country.A.Germany B.Germanys C.Germans8.The girl brushes her _____ every day before she goes to bed.A.tooths B.teeth C.teeths9.I saw many _____ in the street.A.peoples B.people C.people’s10.The green sweater is his _________.A.brother B.brothers C.brother’s

选择填空 1.They come from different ______A.country B.countries C.a country D.countrys2.How many ______ do you see in the picture?A.tomatos B.tomatoes C.tomato D.the tomato3.They are______.A.woman teachers B.women teachersC.women teacher D.woman teacher4.Would you like _______ ,please?A.two glass of water B.two glasses of waterC.two glass of waters D.two glasses of waters5.Most of ______ live in _______.A.Germans, German B.German, GermenC.Germen, Germany D.Germans, Germany6.There are some ______ in these _______.A.knifespencil-boxes B.knivespencils-boxC.knivespencil-box D.knivespencils-boxes7.______ like ______ by air.A.Greens, travelling B.The Green, travelingC.The Greens, travel D.The Greens, traveling8.I wonder why ______ are interested in action films.A.the people B.people C.peoples D.the peoples9.There is no ______ in the plate.A.apples B.oranges C.rice D.eggs10.My uncle has three _______.A.child B.childs C.children D.childrens

第三篇：名词复数

1.名词复数的构成方法

规则变化的复数名词遵循以下原则：

(1)在一般情况下，加词尾-s：

desk→desks 书桌

tree→trees 树

face→faces 脸

(2)以 s, x, z, sh, ch 等结尾的名词，通常加词尾-es：

bus→buses 公共汽车 box→boxes 盒子

dish→dishes 盘子

(3)以y 结尾的名词，其复数构成要分两种情况：以“辅音字母+y”结尾的名词，将 y 改为 ies；以“元音字母+y”结尾的名词，直接加词尾-s：

city→cities 城市

boy→boys 男孩

key→keys 钥匙 monkey→monkeys

(4)以o结尾的名词，有些加-es，tomato→tomatoes 西红柿

potato→potatoes土豆

hero→heroes英雄

Negro→Negroes黑人

【注】以o结尾的名词后加词尾-s的有 zoo(动物园)，photo(照片)，piano(钢琴)，等；

(5)以 f 或 fe 结尾的名词，一般将 f / fe 改为 ves：

knife→knives 小刀

thief→thieves 贼 life→lives 生命

【注】主要的有wife(妻子)，life(生命)，knife(小刀)，leaf(树叶)，thief(贼)，half(一半)，self(自己)，loaf(面包)，wolf(狼)。它们的复数形式均是将词尾的f或fe改为ves。

另外，也有的以 f 或 fe 结尾的名词直接加词尾-s构成复数（如roof →roofs 屋顶，proof →proofs 证据），但这在初中英语中很少见。

2.单数与复数同形的名词

初中英语中主要的有：

sheep 绵羊 fish 鱼

deer 鹿 Chinese 中国人

Japanese 日本人 Swiss 瑞士人

等

【注】fish 有时也用 fishes 这样的复数形式，尤其表示种类时。

3.不规则的复数名词

有的名词单数变复数时，没有一定的规则：

man→men 男人

woman→women 女人

child→children 小孩

tooth→teeth 牙齿

foot→feet 脚

mouse→mice 老鼠

【注】一些以 man, woman 结尾的合成词，构成复数时与 man, woman 的变化形式相同，如：

policeman→policemen 警察

Englishwoman→Englishwomen(女)英国人

但是 human(人)，German(德国人)不是合成词，其复数不能仿 man 的变化规律，而是按规则变化，即用 humans, Germans。

另外，当man和woman用于名词前作定语时，若其后被修饰的名词为复数，则man和woman也要用复数：

man nurse→men nurses 男护士

woman doctor→women doctors 女医生

第四篇：复数名词整理

1、clothes, cloth, clothing有什么区别，举例说明

clothes 是“衣服”，指具体的衣服，不能用作单数，也不能和数词连用。不能说a clothes,five clothes,也不说The clothes is „,而应说The clothes are„。例如：

She is dressed in her everyday clothes.她穿着日常穿的衣服。

He wears fine clothes.他穿着讲究。

Where did you get your clothes made?你的衣服在哪做的？

clothing 是衣服、服装的总称，是集体名词，没有复数形式。可以说an article of clothing,a piece of clothing一件衣服。例如：

The orphans are well provided with food and clothing.孤儿的衣食供应很充足。

This shop sells men’s clothing.这家商店卖男装。

cloth 的意思是“布料”、“毛料”、“丝绸”（特别指布料和毛料）。Cloth在一般情况下是物质名词，不可数，没有复数，不能与不定冠词连用。例如：a piece of cloth(不能说a cloth)一块布料

This piece of cloth is long enough for you to make a shirt.这块布够你做一件衬衣。

值得注意的是，cloth和某些词构成复合名词，作为特殊用途的一块布时，是可数名词。例如：

a tablecloth一块桌布

a dishcloth一块擦碗布

The waiter dried the glass with a dirty cloth.那个服务员用一块脏布擦干了玻璃。

2、只有复数形式的名词)一些成双成对的名词通常只有复数形式，常见的有jeans(牛仔裤)、headphones(耳机)、trousers(裤子)、clothes(衣服)、pants(短裤)、glasses(眼镜)、shoes(鞋子)、sunglasses(太阳镜)、scissors(剪刀)、compasses(圆规)。这些名词可单独作主语，动词用复数形式，也可用...pair/pairs of修饰，作主语时动词取决于pair的形式。

2)一些食物名词只有复数形式，常见的有noodles, vegetables, snacks。

3)一些固定短语中的名词只有复数形式，常见有的express one's thanks to sb.(向某人表达感激之情), a letter of thanks(一封感谢信), in high/low spirits(情绪高涨/低落), have sports(进行体育活动)。

4)一些不可数名词只有复数形式，但却表示单数概念，常见的有news(消息), means(手段)。

As we all know, no news is good news.众所周知，没有消息就是好消息。

5)一些专有名词只有复数形式，但却表示单数概念，常见的有：the United States(美国)、the United Nations(联合国)、the United Kingdoms(英国)、the Arabian Nights(《一千零一夜》)。

第五篇：英语名词单复数形式

1.一些特殊词的变化：

this-----these that-----those he/she/it----they is----are 2.一般性的可数名词变复数时直接加“s”。

bird----birds pear----pears flower----flowers room-----rooms brother---brothers sister----sisters 3 不可数名词的单复数形式一样。

milk----milk juice----juice bread----bread rice----rice water-----water honey----honey 4, 以元音字母结尾的名词变复数时加“es” tomato---tomatoes potato----potatoes 5, 有些成双成对的单词常以复数形式出现.hands(手）eyes(眼睛）

gloves(手套）

shoots(靴子）

trousers(裤子）

ears(耳朵）tooth--teeth(牙齿)legs(腿)foots(脚）chopsticks(筷子)socks(袜子）等

6.以“y”结尾的名词多变“y”为“i”再加“es”但“y”前是元音字母的不需作此变化.butterfly----butterflies family---families

但 boy---boys toy----toys monkey----monkeys key----keys

day----days 7, 单词中含有名词“man”的要变“man”中的“a”为“e”

postman----postmen fireman---firemen milkman----milkmen fisherman---fishermen man---men

woman---women policeman---policemen 等.8 以“ch ” “sh” “x” “s”结尾的名词变复数时加“es”

peach—peaches pencil-box---pencil-boxes class-classes box-boxes watch-watches dish-dishes 10, 以 “f”或“fe”结尾的名词变复数时要去掉“f”或“fe”再加“ves” leaf----leaves knife----knives

thief-thieves loaf-loaves

wife-wives 11 单词本身以元音字母“e”结尾的直接加“s”

orange----oranges pie---pies cake---cakes bee---bees cle----uncles 13，以元音字母开头的名词单数表达时前不是“a”而是"“an” an orange an egg an apple an elephont an ice--cream 3以-f或-fe结尾的词 变-f和-fe为v再加-es leaf-leaves, thief-thieves, knife-knives, loaf-loaves, wife-wives 加-s belief-beliefs, chief-chiefs, proof-proofs, roof-roofs, gulf-gulfs 4以辅音字母加y结尾的名词，变y为i加-es party-parties, family-families, story-stories, city-cities piano-pianos, photo-photos, auto-autos, kilo-kilos, solo-solos 7以元音字母加-o结尾的名词加-s

un

radio-radios, bamboo-bamboos, zoo-zoos 8以-th结尾的名词加-s truth-truths, mouth-mouths, month-months, path-paths, 2.不规则名词复数：

英语里有些名词的复数形式是不规则的，现归纳如下：

规则 例词

1改变名词中的元音字母或其他形式

man-men, woman-women, foot-feet, goose-geese, mouse-mice 2单复数相同

sheep, deer, series, means, works, fish, species li, yuan, jin, 3只有复数形式

ashes, trousers, clothes, thanks, goods, glasses, compasses, contents 4一些集体名词总是用作复数

people, police, cattle, staff

5部分集体名词既可以作单数（整体）也可以作复数（成员）audience, class, family, crowd, couple, group, committee, government, population, crew, team, public, enemy, party 6复数形式表示特别含义

customs(海关), forces(军队), times(时代), spirits(情绪), drinks(饮料), sands(沙滩), papers(文件报纸), manners(礼貌), looks(外表), brains(头脑智力), greens(青菜), ruins(废墟)

7表示“某国人”加-s

Americans, Australians, Germans, Greeks, Swedes, Europeans 单复数同形

Swiss, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanes