1、1 .一些特殊词的变化：this-these that-those he/she/it-they is-are2 .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-sisters3 不可数名词的单复数形式一样。milk-milk juice-juice bread-bread rice-rice water -water honey-honey4, 以元音字母结尾的名词变复数时加“es”tomato-tomatoes potato-potatoes5, 有些成双
2、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-days7, 单词中含有名词“man”的要变“man”中的“a”为“
3、e”postman-postmen fireman-firemen milkman-milkmen fisherman-fishermen man-menwoman-women policeman-policemen 等.8 以“ch ” “sh” “x” “s”结尾的名词变复数时加“es” peachpeaches pencil-box-pencil-boxes class-classesbox-boxes watch-watches dish-dishes10, 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
4、thief-thievesloaf-loaves wife-wives11 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-uncles13，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 anapple an elephont an ice-cream 3 以-f 或-fe 结尾的词变-f 和 -fe 为 v 再加-esleaf-leaves, thief-thieves, knife-knives, loaf-loaves, wife-wives加-sbel
5、ief-beliefs, chief-chiefs, proof-proofs, roof-roofs, gulf-gulfs4 以辅音字母加 y 结尾的名词，变 y 为 i 加-esparty-parties, family-families, story-stories, city-citiespiano-pianos, photo-photos, auto-autos, kilo-kilos, solo-solos7 以元音字母加-o 结尾的名词加 -sradio-radios, bamboo-bamboos, zoo-zoos8 以-th 结尾的名词加-struth-truths, m
6、outh-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, co
7、ntents4 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
