英语名词变复数的规则及练习题

第一篇：英语名词变复数的规则及练习题

英语名词变复数的规则及练习题

1.名词

名词可以分为专有名词和普通名词，专有名词是某个（些）人，地方，机构等专有的名称，如Beijing，China等。普通名词是一类人或东西或是一个抽象概念的名词，如：book，sadness等。普通名词又可分为下面四类：

1）个体名词：表示某类人或东西中的个体，如：gun。

2）集体名词：表示若干个个体组成的集合体，如：family。

3）物质名词：表示无法分为个体的实物，如：air。

4）抽象名词：表示动作、状态、品质、感情等抽象概念，如：work。

个体名词和集体名词可以用数目来计算，称为可数名词，物质名词和抽象名词一般无法用数目计算，称为不可数名词。

1.1 名词复数的规则变化

情况

构成方法 读音 例词

一般情况 加-s 清辅音后读/s/ map-maps

浊辅音和元音后读 /z/ bag-bags /car-cars

以s, sh, ch, x等结尾 加-es 读 /iz/ bus-buses/ watch-watches

以ce, se, ze,等结尾 加-s 读 /iz/ license-licenses 以辅音字母+y结尾 变y 为i再加es 读 /z/ baby---babies

1.2 其它名词复数的规则变化

1）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

2）以o 结尾的名词，变复数时：

a.加s，如： photo---photos

piano---pianos

radio---radios

zoo---zoos；

b.加es，如：potato--potatoes

tomato--tomatoes

c.上述a和b两种方法均可，如zero---zeros / zeroes。

3）以f或fe 结尾的名词变复数时：

a.加s，如： belief---beliefs

roof---roofs

safe---safes

gulf---gulfs；

b.去f,fe 加ves，如：half---halves

knife---knives leaf---leaves

wolf---wolves

wife---wives

life---lives

thief---thieves；

c.上述a和b两种方法均可，如handkerchief: handkerchiefs / handkerchieves。

1.3 名词复数的不规则变化

1）child---children

foot---feet

tooth---teeth

mouse---mice

man---men

woman---women

注意：由一个词加 man 或 woman构成的合成词，其复数形式也是-men 和-women，如an Englishman，two Englishmen。但German不是合成词，故复数形式为Germans；Bowman是姓，其复数是the Bowmans。

2）单复同形，如deer，sheep，fish，Chinese，Japanese，li，jin，yuan，two li，three mu，four jin等。但除人民币的元、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。

3）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, the English，the British，the French，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。

4）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。

5）表示由两部分构成的东西，如：glasses（眼镜）trousers, clothes等，若表达具体数目，要借助数量词 pair（对，双）;suit（套）;a pair of glasses;two pairs of trousers等。

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

1.4 不可数名词量的表示

1）物质名词

a.当物质名词转化为个体名词时为可数。

比较：Cake is a kind of food.蛋糕是一种食物。（不可数）

These cakes are sweet.这些蛋糕很好吃。（可数）

b.当物质名词表示该物质的种类时，可数。例如：

This factory produces steel.（不可数）

We need various steels.（可数）

c.当物质名词表示份数时，可数。例如：

Our country is famous for tea.我国因茶叶而闻名。

Two teas, please.请来两杯茶。

2）抽象名词表示具体的事例时也可数。例如：

four freedoms 四大自由

the four modernizations四个现代化

物质名词和抽象名词可以借助单位词表一定的数量，如a glass of water 一杯水/ a piece of advice 一则建议。

5.定语名词的复数

名词作定语一般用单数，但也有以下例外。

1)

用复数作定语。例如：

sports meeting 运动会

students reading-room 学生阅览室

talks table 谈判桌

the foreign languages department 外语系

2）man, woman, gentleman等作定语时，其单复数以所修饰的名词的单复数而定。例如：

men workers

women teachers

gentlemen officials

3）有些原有s结尾的名词，作定语时，s保留。例如：

goods train（货车）

arms produce 武器生产

customs papers 海关文件

clothes brush

衣刷

4）数词+名词作定语时，这个名词一般保留单数形式。例如：

two-dozen eggs 两打鸡蛋

a ten-mile walk 十英里路

two-hundred trees 两百棵树

a five-year plan.一个五年计划

1.6 不同国籍人的单复数

国籍

总称（谓语用复数）单数 复数

中国人 the Chinese a Chinese

two Chinese

瑞士人 the Swiss a Swiss two Swiss

澳大利亚人

the Australians

an Australian two Australians

俄国人 the Russians a Russian two Russians

意大利人 the Italians an Italian two Italians

希腊人 the Greek a Greek two Greeks

法国人 the French a Frenchman two Frenchmen

日本人

the Japanese a Japanese two Japanese

美国人

the Americans an American two Americans

印度人 the Indians an Indian two Indians

加拿大人 the Canadians a Canadian two Canadians

德国人 the Germans a Germans two Germans

英国人 the English an Englishman two Englishmen

瑞典人 the Swedish a Swede two Swedes

1.7 名词的格

英语中有些名词可以加“'s”来表示所有关系，带这种词尾的名词形式称为该名词的所有格，如：a teacher's book。名词所有格的规则如下：

1）单数名词词尾加“'s”，复数名词词尾没有s，也要加“'s”，如the boy's bag 男孩的书包，men's room 男厕所。

2）若名词已有复数词尾-s，只加“ ' ”，如：the workers' struggle 工人的斗争。

3）凡不能加“'s”的名词，都可以用“名词+of +名词”的结构来表示所有关系，如：the title of the song 歌的名字。

4）在表示店铺或教堂的名字或某人的家时，名词所有格的后面常常不出现它所修饰的名词，如：the barber's 理发店。

5）如果两个名词并列，并且分别有's，则表示“分别有”；只有一个's，则表示'共有'。例如：

John's and Mary's rooms（两间）

John and Mary's room（一间）

6）复合名词或短语，'s 加在最后一个词的词尾。例如：a month or two's absence

1.8 练习

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：新概念名词变复数练习题

新概念英语测试题Lesson 17-18 姓名____________ 学号_____________

得分_____________

一.Read this dialogue.Fill in the missing words.填空。(30分)

二.Mr.Jackson:

Please come and

our employees．

You:

you, Mr.Jackson．

Mr.Jackson:

This is Nicola and _________ is Claire．

Nicola and Claire:

How do you do？

You:

？

Mr.Jackson:

These

are very hard-working．

You:

What

jobs?

Mr.Jackson:

They’re

operators.What’s your ？

You:

I’m

student.And I’m very ,too！

二.What are their jobs? Choose and write in the best word.用括号中正确的词填空。(12分)

三.1

What’s her job? – She’s a

.(engineer/ housewife）What’s

his

job?

–

He’s a

．

（policewoman/ postman）

What

are

their

jobs?

–

They’re

．

（policeman/ policemen）

What’s Michael’s job? – He’s a

.(sales rep/ keyboard operators）What’s Mary’s job? – She’s an

.(air hostesses/ office girl）What are Mike and Jim’s jobs? – They’re

.(sales rep/ sales reps）

三.Write these numbers in figures.用阿拉伯数字表示以下数词。（12分）

two hundred

four hundred and two

six hundred

eight hundred and ten

nine hundred

a thousand and one

四.Write these regular plural words in the correct columns.根据复数的读音将以下规则的名词复数填入表内。（11分）

office assistants

sales reps

employees

office girls

jobs

keyboard operators mechanics

Customs officers

air hostesses

engineers

taxi drivers

Plural with a /s/ sound Plural with a/z/ sound

Plural with an /iz/ sound

五.Write in the irregular plurals of these nouns.写出以下不规则名词的复数形式。（5分）

Housewife

woman Postman

六.Complete these sentences using He, She, We or They.完成以下句子，用He, She, We或They填空。（12分）

Example:

Those men are lazy.are sales reps.Those men are lazy.They are sales reps.1

That man is tall.is a policeman.2

Those girls are busy.are keyboard operators.3

Our names are Britt and Inge.are Swedish.4

Look at our office assistant.is very hard-working.5

Look at Nicola.is very pretty.6

Michael Baker and Jeremy Short are employees.are sales reps.七..Write questions and answers.模仿例句提问并回答。（15分）

Example:

(mechanics)/sales reps

What are their jobs?

Are they mechanics or sales reps?

They aren’t mechanics.They’re sales reps.1(keyboard operators)/air 2 3

hostesses

(postmen)/policemen

(policewomen)/nurses

八。What do you say in this situation? 根据以下情景写出你应该说的话。（3分）

You are introducing（介绍）an English speaker（说话者）to two of your colleagues（同学）.What do you say？

第三篇：英语名词变复数口诀

可数名词的复数变化规律[1]：

名词复数有规律，一般词尾加s;辅音字母+y型，变y为i,es;

ch,sh真有趣，s,x,es;f,fe真小气，字母v来把它替，es在后别忘记；

字母o来真神奇，番茄土豆英雄来es,钢琴照片收音机+s.番茄(tomato)土豆(potato)英雄(hero)钢琴(piano)照片(photo)收音机(radio)

可数名词复数特殊变化规律[2]：

中日好友来聚会，绵羊、鹿、鱼把家回。

男士、女士a变e；

牙（齿）、脚双o变双e;

孩子们想去天安门，原形后面r、e、n;

老鼠本来爱大米，mice,ice和rice.注：中Chinese,日Japanese，好友people.绵羊sheep,鹿deer,鱼fish（这些单词单复数一样）

man--men woman—women tooth--teeth foot—feet child--children mouse--mice 记住f（e）结尾的名词复数

妻子持刀去宰狼，小偷吓得发了慌；

躲在架后保己命，半片树叶遮目光

九个以-f(e)结尾的名词。wife（妻子）、knife（刀子）、wolf（狼）、thief（小偷）、shelf（架子）、self（自己）、life（生命）、half（一半）、leaf（树叶）

这些名词以-f(e)结尾变复数时，将-f(e)变v再加es。还有以-self结尾的反身代词复数用法也同样，如: myself-ourselves.yourself-yourselves.例外的有serf（农奴）、chief（首领）、belief（信仰）、safe（保险柜）、gulf（海湾），它们以直接加-s变为复数形式，另外handkerchief可用两种复数形式。handkerchiefs或handkerchieves.

第四篇：英语名词单数变复数

英语中名词可分为可数名词和不可数名词。可数名词在应用时有单数和复数形式，表示一个用单数，表示两个或两个以上用复数。复数名词的构成分为规则变化和不规则变化。

一、名词单数变复数的规则变化 1.一般在名词词尾加“-s” map—maps地图bird—birds鸟

orange—oranges 桔子bike—bikes自行车 2.以s, x, ch, sh结尾的名词加“-es” box—boxes盒子class—classes班级

watch—watches手表dish-dishes盘，碟子，餐具 3.以o结尾的无生命的名词后面加“-s” photo—photos相片radio—radios收音机 zoo—zoos动物园

以o结尾的有生命的名词后面加“-es”

tomato—tomatoes西红柿potato—potatoes土豆 hero—heroes英雄negro—negroes黑人 4.以辅音字母加y结尾的名词，变y为i加“-es” baby—babies婴儿family—families家庭 以元音字母加y结尾的名词直接加“-s” boy—boys男孩toy—toys 玩具

5.以fe或f结尾的名词，把fe或f变为v加“-es” knife—knives小刀wife—wives妻子 leaf—leaves树叶

二、名词单数变复数的不规则变化

1.child—childrenfoot—feettooth—teeth mouse—miceman—menwoman—women 注意：与man和woman构成的合成词，其复数形式也是-men和-women，例如：anEnglishman—two Englishmen 但German不是合成词，故复数形式为Germans；Bowman是姓，其复数是the Bowmans（鲍曼一家）。

2.单复数同形的名词

例如：deer鹿，sheep绵羊，fish鱼，Chinese中国人，Japanese日本人

注意：除人民币元、角、分外，美元、英镑、法郎等都有复数形式。例如: a dollar—two dollars 3.集体名词，以单数形式出现，但实为复数。

例如： people人，police警察，cattle牛等本身就是复数，不能说 a people，a police，a cattle，但可以说 a person，a policeman，a head of cattle the English，the British，the French，the Chinese，the Japanese等名词，表示国民总称时，作复数用，例如：

The Chinese are hard-working and brave.中国人民是勤劳勇敢的。

三、以s结尾，仍为单数的名词 1.maths数学，politics政治（学），physics物理学等学科名词，为不可数名词，是单数。

2.news消息、新闻，为不可数名词。

3.the United States美国，the United Nations联合国，应视为单数。

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

4.以复数形式出现的书名，剧名，报纸，杂志名，也视为单数。“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。注意：

1.表示由两部分构成的东西，如：glasses(眼镜)trousers,clothes若表达具体数目，要借助数量词 pair(对，双);suit(套);a pair of glasses;two pairs of trousers 2.还有一些名词，其复数形式有时可表示特别意思，如：goods货物，waters水域，fishes（各种）鱼

第五篇：英语名词单数变复数及练习

英语名词单数变复数的规则

一、绝大多数的可数名词的复数形式，是在该词末尾加上后辍-s。读音变化：结尾是清辅音读[s]，结尾是浊辅音或元音读[z]。

例：friend→friends;cat→cats;style→styles;sport→sports;piece→pieces

二、凡是以s、z、x、ch、sh结尾的词，在该词末尾加上后辍-es构成复数。读音变化：统一加读[iz]。

例：bus→buses;quiz→quizzes;fox→foxes;match→matches;flash→flashes

三、以辅音字母+y结尾的名词，将y改变为i，再加-es。读音变化：加读[z]。

例：candy→candies;daisy→daisies;fairy→fairies;lady→ladies;story→stories

四、以-o结尾的名词，如果不是外来词或缩写，就加-es，否则加-s构成复数。读音变化：加读[z]。

例：tomato→tomatoes;potato→potatoes;torpedo→torpedoes;bingo→bingoes 反例：silo→silos;piano→pianos（外来词）;photo→photos;macro→macros（缩写词）

五、以-f或-fe结尾的名词，多为将-f或-fe改变为-ves，但有例外。读音变化：尾音[f]改读[vz]。

例：knife→knives;life→lives;leaf→leaves;staff→staves;scarf→scarves 反例：roof→roofs

六、以-us结尾的名词（多为外来词），通常将-us改变为-i构成复数。

读音变化：尾音[Es]改读[ai]，其中[kEs]要改读为[sai]，[gEs]要改读为[dVai]。例：fungus→fungi;abacus→abaci;focus→foci;cactus→cacti;cestus→cesti

七、以-is结尾的名词，通常将-is改变为-es。读音变化：尾音[is]改读[i:z]。

例：axis→axes;basis→bases;naris→nares;hypothesis→hypotheses;restis→restes

八、以-ix结尾的名词，通常将-ix改变为-ices，但有例外。读音变化：尾音[iks]改读[isi:z]。

例：matrix→matrices;directrix→directrices;calix→calices;appendix→appendices 反例：affix→affixes

九、以-um结尾的名词，将-um改变为-a。读音变化：去掉鼻尾音。

例：forum→fora;stadium→stadia;aquarium→aquaria;datum→data;vacuum→vacua

十、以-a结尾的名词，在该词末尾加上后辍-e。读音变化：尾音[E]改读[i:]。

例：larva→larvae;formula→formulae;ala→alae;media→mediae;hydra→hydrae

十一、部分单词的复数形式不变。读音变化：保持原音。

例：fish→fish;sheep→sheep;cattle→cattle;deer→deer;salmon→salmon

十二、极少数单词，其复数形式没有任何规律。读音变化：没有规律。

例：man→men;woman→women;child→children;person→people;ox→oxen 十三、一些单数词得加en才能变成复数词： 例：ox→oxen;child→children;brother→brethren 十四、一些单数词得改头换面一番,才能变成复数词

例：analysis→analyses分析;basis→bases基础;datum→data数据;foot→feet;formula→formulae/formulas公式;goose→geese;louse→lice虱子;man→men mouse→mice;medium→media/mediums媒介;memorandum→memoranda/memorandums备忘录;parenthesis→parentheses 圆括号;phenomenon→phenomena现象;radius→radii 半径 tooth→teeth;woman→women

十五、有些名词是单数、复数不分的

例：deer;fish;cannon;sheep;salmon 鲑鱼;trout 鳟鱼 十六、一些名词虽分单数、复数，但出现次数多的总是单数词

例：abscence;clothing;film;help;furniture家具;machinery机械;news;scenery风景;sugar;traffic交通

十七、另一些名词则以复数词出现的机会较多

例：bellows风箱;clothes;police;shorts短裤;scissors剪刀;spectacles眼镜;shears大剪刀 trousers长裤;wages工资

十八、compound nouns，这类复数词是以主要的名词来表示

例：daughter-in-law→daughters-in-law 媳妇;father-in-law→fathers-in-law岳父 man-of-war→men-of-war兵舰;maid-servant→maid-servants step-son→step-sons晚子;son-in-law→sons-in-law

十九、若表达具体数目，要借助数量词

例：pair(对，双);suit(套);a pair of glasses;two pairs of trousers

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

二十一、除人民币元、角、分外，美元、英镑、法郎等都有复数形式。例：a dollar, two dollars;a meter, two meters 以O结尾的词，许多加es构成复数，特别是一些常用词如：heroes,potatoes,tomatoes,echoes,tornadoes,torpedoes,dominoes,vetoes,mosquitoes,Negroes,mangoes,buffaloes,volcanoes

但下面几类词只加s：1.以“元音+o”或“oo”结尾的词如:videos,radios,studios,folios,oratorios,embryos,zoos,bamboos,kangaroos,taboos

2.一些外来词，特别是音乐方面的词，如：pianos,solos,concertos,tobaccos,mottos,cellos 3.一些缩写词和专有名词，如：kilos,photos,memos,micros,Eskimos,Filipnos 有个别词加两种词尾都可以，如：archipelago(e)s,halo(e)s,cargoes(英），cargos(美）

名词由单数变成复数的练习

写出下列名词复数

leaf______ puppy_______ box_______ knife_______ fly______ fox______ bus______ bench_____ brush_____ kiss______ church______ dish_____ ruler______ peach________ glass_____ pencil________ boy______ zoo______ man______ roof_______ sheep_______ knife______ lady______ key______ story______ watch______ bamboo______ city______ family______ day_____ apple_______ eraser______ speech______ thief______ mouse______ fish_____ goose____ people ______ ox_____ Chinese _______ deer _______ foot______ child_______ tooth_______ guy________ hero_______ spy______ boss_____ monkey______ city ______ goat ______ radio ________ horse ______ dog ______ 用所给的单词的复数的正确形式填空：

1>There are so many________(wolf)in the forest.2>There are three ______(chair)in the classroom.3>These _______(tomato)are red.4>______(hero)are great.5>My brother looks after two ______(baby)6>There are some ______(deer)eating the grass.7>My father likes to eat _______(potato).8>Chinese ______(people)like to eat noodles.9>I have a lot of ______(toy)in my bedroom.10>I help my mother wash ______(dish)in the kitchen.11>I have two ______(pencil-box).12>There are some ______(bus)in the street.13>Peter has eight _____(foot).14>Linda has three _______(tooth).15>There are some ______(child)in the garden.16>Michael likes the ______(mouse).17>There are some ______(goose)in the river.18>My uncle and father are _____(man).19>Tom and King are _____(boy).20>Linda has three ______(tooth).选出正确形式

1．I can see three ________ in the zoo.A monkeys

B monkeys

C monkey 2.The pig has four ______.A.foot

B.feet C.foots 3.My two brothers are both ______.A.policeman

B.policemans

C.policemen 4.There are four ___________ in the class.A.Japanese

B.Japaneses

C.Japan 5.I can see ten _____ in the picture.A.sheep

B.dog C.pig 6.The _____ has three______.A.boys, watches

B.boy, watch

C.boy, watches 7.C an you see _______on the plate? A.bread B.breads C.breades 8.The girl often brushes her_____ before she goes to bed.A.tooth B.tooths C.teeth 9.Mr Black often drink some _________.A.milk B.milks C.milkes 10.There are some _____ on the floor.A.child B.water C.books 11._______ will learn English.A.Woman

B.Women C.Man 12.Lucy will show us some new ____ of hers.A.photo B.photos C.photoes 13.I drank two ______.A.bottles of orange B.bottle of orange C.bottles of oranges 14.The cat eats two ______ last night.A.mouses B.mice C.mouse 15.I need a pen and some _____.A.books B.desk C.chair 16 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 number D.Room numbers 17.The newly-built library is a ______ building.A.five-storey

B.five storeys

C.five-storey’s

D.five storeys’ 18.---Whose umbrella is it?

---It’s _______.A.somebody else’s

B.Somebody else C.Somebody’s else’s

D.Somebody’s else 19.I feel terribly hot, What’s the _____?

A.temperature of room

B.Room’s temperature

C.Room temperature

D.Temperature of room’s

20._______ will make a trip around the world during the coming Christmas.A.The Evens B.The Evens’ C.The Evenses D.The Evenses’ 21.The girl talking to Mary is a friend of ________.A.Mary’s sister B.Mary sister’s C.Mary’s sister’s D.sister of Mary’s 22.The woman over there is ______ mother.A.Julia and Shelley’s B.Julia’s and Shelley’s

B.C.Julia and Shelley

D.Julia’s and Shelley 23.He is very tired.He needs ______.A.a night rest B.a rest night C.a night’s rest D.a rest of night

24．---Excuse me，where are _______ offices?

---Over there． A． teacher’s B． teachers’ C． the teacher’s D． the teachers’

25． Today is September 10th.It’s_____ Day.Let’s go and buy some flowers for our teachers.A.Teacher B.Teachers’

C.the Teachers’ D.Teacher’s