英语名词单复数形式

英语名词的复数形式：

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 uncle----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

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

名词的复数形式，一般在单数形式后面加-s或-es。

1一般情况在词尾加-s map-maps, sea-seas, girl-girls, day-days

2 以s, x, ch, sh结尾的名词后加-es class-classes, box-boxes,

watch-watches, dish-dishes

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

5 以元音字母加y结尾的名词，或专有名词以y结尾的，加-s toy-toys,

boy-boys, day-days, ray-rays, Henry-Henrys

6以辅音字母加-o 结尾的名词 一般加-es hero-heroes,

Negro-Negroes, potato-potatoes, tomato-tomatoes

不少外来词加-s piano-pianos, photo-photos, auto-autos, kilo-kilos,

solo-solos

两者皆可 zero-zeros/zeroes, volcano-volcanoes/ volcanos

7以元音字母加-o结尾的名词加-s 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：

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, Japanese

以-man或-woman结尾的改为-men,-women Englishmen,

Frenchwomen

8合成名词 将主体名词变为复数 sons-in-law, lookers-on, passers-by,

story-tellers, boy friends

无主体名词时将最后一部分变为复数grown-ups, housewives, stopwatches将两部分变为复数 women singers, men servants

英语中有些名词总是以复数形式出现.

scissors 剪刀 goods 货物 trousers 裤子 clothes 衣服 glasses 玻璃杯

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