第一篇：英語名詞改復數的方法

名詞復數變化規則和讀音： 1．一般在名詞的詞尾加“s”，清輔音后讀/s/ 濁輔音和元音后讀 /z/ 例如：books, pens, classrooms，map-maps，boy-boys，girl-girls，pen-pens等等。cats 貓rooms 房間horses 馬trees 樹roses 玫瑰

2．以s, x, sh, ch結尾的名詞在詞尾加“es”，讀 /iz/ 例如：classes, boxes, brushes, dishes, watches, buses，classes，foxes，lashes 鞭子，pushes 推力，branches 樹枝、分支，matches 火柴、比賽，coaches 教練，gases 氣體，asses 驢子

但也有例外，如：stomach—stomachs等等。

3．以輔音字母加“y”結尾的名詞應改“y”為“i”，再加“es”，讀 /z/ 例如：cities, universities)，factories，baby---babies，city-cities，country-countries，families 家庭，ponies 小馬 但以y結尾的專有名詞，或元音字母+y 結尾的名詞變復數時，直接加s變復數。例如： two Marys，the Henrys，monkey---monkeys，holiday---holidays，boys, toys

4．以“f”和“fe”結尾的名詞應改“f”和“fe”為“ves”

例如：shelf—shelves架子，knife—knives，leaf---leaves葉，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屋頂，cliff—cliffs（懸崖），hoof—hoofs（馬蹄），belief—beliefs（信仰），chief—chiefs（首領），proof—proofs(證明)，safe—safes(保險箱)，reef—reefs(礁)，gulf---gulfs 海灣

還有一些該類名詞的復數形式有兩種變化形式的 例如：scarf—scarfs/scarves（頭巾）, dwarf—dwarfs/dwarves（矮子）, wharf—wharfs/wharves(碼頭), handkerchief—handkerchiefs/handkerchieves(手帕)等等。

5．以“o”結尾的名詞的復數形式一般在詞尾加“es”

例如：hero—heroes英語, echo—echoes(回音)，potato—potatoes馬鈴薯，tomato—tomatoes西紅柿，mango---mangoes 芒果，volcano---volcanoes 火山，negro---negroes 黑人，cargo---cargoes 貨物，buffalo---buffaloes 水牛，mosquito---mosquitoes 蚊子

但以字母o結尾的外來詞或縮寫詞的復數形式是只加S，例如：zoo—zoos, radio—radios, piano—pianos鋼琴, photo—photos, memo—memos(備忘錄), solo—solos(獨唱、獨奏), kilo—kilos(公斤)，kimono—kimonos（和服），bamboo---bamboos 竹子，kangaroo---kangaroos 袋鼠，mulatto---mulattos 白黑混血兒，6.如果名詞結尾是一個元音(即a,e,i,o,u)加y，那只則在單數詞后加一個s就行了。

play

plays 戲劇

way

ways 小路

valley

valleys 山谷

donkey donkeys 驢

toy

toys 玩具

boy

boys 男孩

guy

guys 伙計

7、下列名詞的復數形式，也很特殊：

analysis

analyses 分析

basis

bases 基礎

parenthesis parentheses 圓括號

datum

data

數據

medium

media/mediums 媒介

formula

formulae/formulas 公式

memorandum memoranda/memorandums 備忘錄

phenomenon phenomena

現象

goose

geese 鵝

tooth

teeth 牙齒

foot

feet 腳，尺

man

men 男人

woman

women

mouse

mice 老鼠

louse

lice 虱子

radius

radii 半徑

8、一些名詞雖分單數、復數，但出現次數多的總是單數形式：

abscence 缺席

clothing 服裝

film 膠片

help 幫助

furniture 家具

machinery 機械

news 新聞

scenery 風景

sugar 糖

traffic 交通

9、另一些名詞則以復數詞出現的機會較多：

bellows

風箱

clothes 衣物

shorts

短褲

trousers

長褲

spectacles 眼鏡

scissors

剪刀

shears

大剪刀

police 警察(通稱)

wages

工資

三、不規則變化主要有下面幾種：

1．變元音

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

注意：⑴、與 man 和 woman構成的合成詞，其復數形式也是-men 和-women。

⑵、German不是合成詞，故復數形式為Germans；

⑶、Bowman是姓，其復數是the Bowmans。

2．加(r)en 例如：ox—oxen, child—children，brother——brethren 兄弟 3．單、復數同形

例如：sheep, fish, deer, carp(鯉魚), Chinese, Japanese, aircraft(飛機), means(方法), deer 鹿cannon 大炮，salmon 鮭魚，trout 鱒魚 注意：除人民幣元、角、分外，美元、英鎊、法郎等都有復數形式。如:a dollar, two dollars;

a meter, two meters 4．外來詞

例如：crisis--crises(危機), basis--bases(基礎)，analysis—analyses(分析)，phenomenon—phenomena(現象)

四、特殊的復數形式

1．一些不可數名詞，如waters、teas等的復數形式可表種類，譯：

各種各樣的??，例如：I have many teas at home.我家有許多種茶。

2．具體化的名詞，如cloth、paper等的復數形式，可用來表示某種特殊用途的東西 例如：Please pass me a(table)cloth（桌布、臺布）so that I can clean the table.I can see many sweet papers（糖果紙）on the ground after the party.3．一些抽象名詞，如thanks;wishes;congratulations;regards；greetings和cheers等用在英語句子里面時必須固定地使用復數形式 例如：Best wishes to you!Please give my best regards/greetings to your parents.4．一些數字，如1920’s或1920s的，表示20世紀20年代 例如：In the 1920s, he went to a European country.He was born in the 1960’s.5．整十的數字的復數形式，如thirties, eighties可表示“幾十歲” 例如：He joined the Party in his thirties.他三十幾歲時入黨。

6．英文字母，如b’s、f’s、s’(后面的“s”可以被省略)，的復數形式 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“幾個??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、復合名詞的復數形式，一般可以分為以下幾種：

1．一般在最后一個名詞的詞尾加-s或-es 例如：film-goers(常看電影的人)、tooth-brushes（牙刷）、greenhouses（溫室、暖房）、go-betweens（中間人）、grown-ups（成年人），maid-servant--maid-servan女仆，step-son--step-sons 繼子

2．在主體名詞末加-s 例如：lookers-on（旁觀者）、passers-by（過路人）、sons-in-law（女婿）、daughters-in-law（媳婦）、gentlemen-at-arms（侍衛官）、ladies-in-waiting（侍女、宮女），coat-of-mail--coats-of-mail

甲

胄，father-in-law--fathers-in-law

岳

父，man-of-war--men-of-war 兵艦

3．兩個成分都加變復數，一般是與man構成的復合詞

例如：men-doctors（男醫生）、women workers（女工人），但German不是合成詞，故復數形式為Germans；Bowman是姓，其復數是the Bowmans。

但英、美國家的人不用lady來搭配復數，因為它帶有輕視的語氣。而含boy或girl的復合名詞中，boy和girl都不用復數，例如：boy-students（男學生）、girl nurses（女護士）、boy friends（男朋友）、girl monitors女班長

六、特殊形式

1．集體名詞，以單數形式出現，但實為復數。

例如：people police cattle 等本身就是復數，不能說 a people，a police，a cattle，但可以說a person，a policeman，a head of cattle.注意：the Chinese，the Japanese，the Swiss 等名詞，表示國民總稱時，作復數用。

如： The Chinese are industries and brave.中國人民是勤勞勇敢的。2．以s結尾，仍為單數的名詞，如：

a.maths，politics，physics等學科名詞，一般是不可數名詞，為單數。

b.news 為不可數名詞。

c.the United States，the United Nations 應視為單數。

The United Nations was organized in 1945.聯合國是1945年組建起來的。

d.以復數形式出現的書名，劇名，報紙，雜志名，也可視為單數。

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書。

3．另外還有一些名詞，其復數形式有時可表示特別意思，例如：goods貨物，waters水域，fishes（各種）魚。

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七、習題：

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：英語名詞復數練習題

名詞變復數練習題

一、請寫出下列詞的復數形式。

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

二.寫出下列各詞的復數

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.請把下列各詞變成復數形式：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.給下列的名詞加上復數的形式：

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_________

選擇填空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

名詞可以分為可數名詞與不可數名詞，其中可數名詞具有單復數的形式；而不可數名詞沒有可數名詞復數變化規則如下：1、一般情況下，直接加“s”，如：book—books、bag—bags、cat—cats、bed—beds2、以“s、x、sh、ch”結尾，加“es”，如：bus—buses、box—boxes、watch—watches3、以“輔音字母+y”結尾，變y為i, 再加“es”，如：family—families、strawberry—strawberries4、以“f或fe”結尾，變f或fe為v, 再加“es”，如：knife—knives5、以o結尾，有生命的加“es”, 無生命的加“s”.如：potato—potatoes、zoo—zoos6、不規則名詞復數：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

當people后加上“s”時即peoples表示“民族”例如：There are peoples in China.以下詞為常為不可數名詞，他們的復數形式就是他們本身。water milk tea rice orange juice bread不可數名詞的數量關系可借助量詞表示，如a cup of tea、two cups of tea

名詞復數練習題選擇填空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將以下單復數句進行轉換1、This is a knife.2、That is a tomato.3、That child is very good.4、These are mice.5、Those are children.單項選擇 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

選擇填空 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：名詞復數

1.名詞復數的構成方法

規則變化的復數名詞遵循以下原則：

(1)在一般情況下，加詞尾-s：

desk→desks 書桌

tree→trees 樹

face→faces 臉

(2)以 s, x, z, sh, ch 等結尾的名詞，通常加詞尾-es：

bus→buses 公共汽車 box→boxes 盒子

dish→dishes 盤子

(3)以y 結尾的名詞，其復數構成要分兩種情況：以“輔音字母+y”結尾的名詞，將 y 改為 ies；以“元音字母+y”結尾的名詞，直接加詞尾-s：

city→cities 城市

boy→boys 男孩

key→keys 鑰匙 monkey→monkeys

(4)以o結尾的名詞，有些加-es，tomato→tomatoes 西紅柿

potato→potatoes土豆

hero→heroes英雄

Negro→Negroes黑人

【注】以o結尾的名詞后加詞尾-s的有 zoo(動物園)，photo(照片)，piano(鋼琴)，等；

(5)以 f 或 fe 結尾的名詞，一般將 f / fe 改為 ves：

knife→knives 小刀

thief→thieves 賊 life→lives 生命

【注】主要的有wife(妻子)，life(生命)，knife(小刀)，leaf(樹葉)，thief(賊)，half(一半)，self(自己)，loaf(面包)，wolf(狼)。它們的復數形式均是將詞尾的f或fe改為ves。

另外，也有的以 f 或 fe 結尾的名詞直接加詞尾-s構成復數（如roof →roofs 屋頂，proof →proofs 證據），但這在初中英語中很少見。

2.單數與復數同形的名詞

初中英語中主要的有：

sheep 綿羊 fish 魚

deer 鹿 Chinese 中國人

Japanese 日本人 Swiss 瑞士人

等

【注】fish 有時也用 fishes 這樣的復數形式，尤其表示種類時。

3.不規則的復數名詞

有的名詞單數變復數時，沒有一定的規則：

man→men 男人

woman→women 女人

child→children 小孩

tooth→teeth 牙齒

foot→feet 腳

mouse→mice 老鼠

【注】一些以 man, woman 結尾的合成詞，構成復數時與 man, woman 的變化形式相同，如：

policeman→policemen 警察

Englishwoman→Englishwomen(女)英國人

但是 human(人)，German(德國人)不是合成詞，其復數不能仿 man 的變化規律，而是按規則變化，即用 humans, Germans。

另外，當man和woman用于名詞前作定語時，若其后被修飾的名詞為復數，則man和woman也要用復數：

man nurse→men nurses 男護士

woman doctor→women doctors 女醫生

第四篇：復數名詞整理

1、clothes, cloth, clothing有什么區別，舉例說明

clothes 是“衣服”，指具體的衣服，不能用作單數，也不能和數詞連用。不能說a clothes,five clothes,也不說The clothes is ?,而應說The clothes are?。例如：

She is dressed in her everyday clothes.她穿著日常穿的衣服。

He wears fine clothes.他穿著講究。

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

clothing 是衣服、服裝的總稱，是集體名詞，沒有復數形式。可以說an article of clothing,a piece of clothing一件衣服。例如：

The orphans are well provided with food and clothing.孤兒的衣食供應很充足。

This shop sells men’s clothing.這家商店賣男裝。

cloth 的意思是“布料”、“毛料”、“絲綢”（特別指布料和毛料）。Cloth在一般情況下是物質名詞，不可數，沒有復數，不能與不定冠詞連用。例如：a piece of cloth(不能說a cloth)一塊布料

This piece of cloth is long enough for you to make a shirt.這塊布夠你做一件襯衣。

值得注意的是，cloth和某些詞構成復合名詞，作為特殊用途的一塊布時，是可數名詞。例如：

a tablecloth一塊桌布

a dishcloth一塊擦碗布

The waiter dried the glass with a dirty cloth.那個服務員用一塊臟布擦干了玻璃。

2、只有復數形式的名詞)一些成雙成對的名詞通常只有復數形式，常見的有jeans(牛仔褲)、headphones(耳機)、trousers(褲子)、clothes(衣服)、pants(短褲)、glasses(眼鏡)、shoes(鞋子)、sunglasses(太陽鏡)、scissors(剪刀)、compasses(圓規)。這些名詞可單獨作主語，動詞用復數形式，也可用...pair/pairs of修飾，作主語時動詞取決于pair的形式。

2)一些食物名詞只有復數形式，常見的有noodles, vegetables, snacks。

3)一些固定短語中的名詞只有復數形式，常見有的express one's thanks to sb.(向某人表達感激之情), a letter of thanks(一封感謝信), in high/low spirits(情緒高漲/低落), have sports(進行體育活動)。

4)一些不可數名詞只有復數形式，但卻表示單數概念，常見的有news(消息), means(手段)。

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

5)一些專有名詞只有復數形式，但卻表示單數概念，常見的有：the United States(美國)、the United Nations(聯合國)、the United Kingdoms(英國)、the Arabian Nights(《一千零一夜》)。

第五篇：英語名詞單復數形式

1.一些特殊詞的變化：

this-----these that-----those he/she/it----they is----are 2.一般性的可數名詞變復數時直接加“s”。

bird----birds pear----pears flower----flowers room-----rooms brother---brothers sister----sisters 3 不可數名詞的單復數形式一樣。

milk----milk juice----juice bread----bread rice----rice water-----water honey----honey 4, 以元音字母結尾的名詞變復數時加“es” tomato---tomatoes potato----potatoes 5, 有些成雙成對的單詞常以復數形式出現.hands(手）eyes(眼睛）

gloves(手套）

shoots(靴子）

trousers(褲子）

ears(耳朵）tooth--teeth(牙齒)legs(腿)foots(腳）chopsticks(筷子)socks(襪子）等

6.以“y”結尾的名詞多變“y”為“i”再加“es”但“y”前是元音字母的不需作此變化.butterfly----butterflies family---families

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

day----days 7, 單詞中含有名詞“man”的要變“man”中的“a”為“e”

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

woman---women policeman---policemen 等.8 以“ch ” “sh” “x” “s”結尾的名詞變復數時加“es”

peach—peaches pencil-box---pencil-boxes class-classes box-boxes watch-watches dish-dishes 10, 以 “f”或“fe”結尾的名詞變復數時要去掉“f”或“fe”再加“ves” leaf----leaves knife----knives

thief-thieves loaf-loaves

wife-wives 11 單詞本身以元音字母“e”結尾的直接加“s”

orange----oranges pie---pies cake---cakes bee---bees cle----uncles 13，以元音字母開頭的名詞單數表達時前不是“a”而是"“an” an orange an egg an apple an elephont an ice--cream 3以-f或-fe結尾的詞 變-f和-fe為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以輔音字母加y結尾的名詞，變y為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結尾的名詞加-s

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radio-radios, bamboo-bamboos, zoo-zoos 8以-th結尾的名詞加-s truth-truths, mouth-mouths, month-months, path-paths, 2.不規則名詞復數：

英語里有些名詞的復數形式是不規則的，現歸納如下：

規則 例詞

1改變名詞中的元音字母或其他形式

man-men, woman-women, foot-feet, goose-geese, mouse-mice 2單復數相同

sheep, deer, series, means, works, fish, species li, yuan, jin, 3只有復數形式

ashes, trousers, clothes, thanks, goods, glasses, compasses, contents 4一些集體名詞總是用作復數

people, police, cattle, staff

5部分集體名詞既可以作單數（整體）也可以作復數（成員）audience, class, family, crowd, couple, group, committee, government, population, crew, team, public, enemy, party 6復數形式表示特別含義

customs(海關), forces(軍隊), times(時代), spirits(情緒), drinks(飲料), sands(沙灘), papers(文件報紙), manners(禮貌), looks(外表), brains(頭腦智力), greens(青菜), ruins(廢墟)

7表示“某國人”加-s

Americans, Australians, Germans, Greeks, Swedes, Europeans 單復數同形

Swiss, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanes