英语名词复数变化规则

英语名词单数变复数主要有以下规则：

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 box →boxes; watch →watches; actress →actresses; class →classes; coach（长途车） →coaches; dress →dresses; sandwich →sandwiches; toothbrush →toothbrushes; waitress（女侍者） →waitresses

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; fairy→fairies; lady→ladies; story→stories strawberry →strawberries; baby →babies; puppy →puppies; library →libraries; dictionary →dictionaries; cherry →cherries; activity →activities

英语名词复数变化规则

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。 （有生命的加es，无生命的加s） 读音变化：加读[z]。

例：tomato→tomatoes; potato→potatoes; bingo（彩票式游戏）→bingoes

反例： piano→pianos（外来词）; photo→photos;

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(员工)→staves; scarf（围巾）→scarves

目前搜集的直接加s：roof-roofs, belief-beliefs, safe-safes,chief（负责人）-chiefs

这几个可变可不变： scarf-scarfs，

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： abacus（算盘）→abaci; focus（焦点）→foci; cactus（仙人掌）→cacti;

七、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;

英语名词复数变化规则

八、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 foot →feet; goose →geese; mouse →mice; tooth →teeth;

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

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 十一、一些单数词得加en才能变成复数词：

例：ox→oxen; child→children; brother（用于教堂）→brethren 十二、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; goose→geese; louse虱子→lice; man→men

mouse→mice; medium→media/mediums媒介; tooth→teeth; woman→women

英语名词复数变化规则

英语专项测试名词复数（总分100分）

一、请写出下列词的复数形式。(1’*50=50’)

city _____ _zoo ______country _____ tooth ____ mouse __ boy____________ broom ___________car ____ tree ______horse ______ bus______________ fox _____ branch ____ baby _____ family _____ dish _____ radio _____ photo _____ piano _____ knife _____ leaf _____ life _____ thief _____ _man _____

woman _____ child ___ foot this _____________ watch___________ diary____________ day____________ book____________ dress____________ sheep___________ tea_____________ box___________ strawberry_________ peach__________ sandwich__________ paper_________ juice__________ water____________ milk___________ rice__________ people CD ox___________deer____________ fish___________

二、单项选择 (1’*10=10’)

( )1. The __ in our yard are very beautiful.

A. cloth B. water C. flowers ( )2. Tom is one of the Chinese _____ in our school. A. boy B. boys C. boies ( )3. A cat has four ____ , doesn't it?

A. foots B. feet C. feets

( )4. There are three ____ and five _____ in the room.

A. American, Japanese B Americans, Japanese C. American, Japanese ( )5. Can you see nine ____ in the picture? A. fish B. book C. horse ( )6. The _____ has two______.

A. boy; watch B. boy; watches C. boys; watch ( )7. The _____ are flying back to their country.

A. Germany B. Germanys C. Germans

( )8. The girl brushes her _____ every day before she goes to bed. A. tooths B. teeth C. teeths ( )9.I saw many _____ in the street.

A. peoples B.people C.people’s ( )10.The green sweater is his _________.

A.brother B.brothers C.brother’s

英语名词复数变化规则

三、选择填空 (1’*10=10’)

( )1. They come from different ______

A. country B. countries C. a country D. countrys

( )2. How many ______ do you see in the picture?

A. tomatos B. tomatoes C. tomato D. the tomato ( )3. They are______.

A . woman teachers B. women teachers

C. women teacher D. woman teacher

( )4. Would you like _______ ,please?

A. two glass of water B. two glasses of water C. two glass of waters D. two glasses of waters ( )5. Most of ______ live in _______.

A. Germans, German B. German, Germen C. Germen, Germany D. Germans, Germany ( )6. There are some ______ in these _______.

A. knifes pencil-boxes B. knives pencils-box C. knives pencil-box D. knives pencils-boxes ( )7. ______ like ______ by air.

A. Greens, travelling B. The Green, traveling C. The Greens, travel D. The Greens, traveling

( )8. I wonder why ______ are interested in action films(武打片). A. the people B. people C. peoples D. the peoples ( )9. There is no ______ in the plate.

A. apples B. oranges C. rice D. eggs ( )10.My uncle has three _______.

A.child B.childs C.children D.childrens

四.填入所给名词的正确形式(2’*10=20’)

1. I have two____________ (knife)

2. There are many ___________ here. (box)

3. There are many ___________ on the road. (bus) 4. A few ___________ are drawing on the wall. (boy) 5. The ______________ are playing football now. (child) 6. Please take two _______________ for me. (photo) 7. I like the red ________________.(tomato)

8. Would you please clean your _____________ now? (tooth) 9. Do you want some _________? (milk)

10. There are ten __________ _________in our school. (woman teacher)

英语名词复数变化规则

答案：

一、请写出下列词的复数形式。(1’*50=50’) cities zoos countries teeth mice boys brooms cars trees horses buses foxes

branches babies families dishes radios photos pianos knives leaves lives thieves men women children feet these watches diaries days books dresses sheep teas boxes

strawberries peaches sandwiches papers juice water milk rice

people CDs oxen deer fish 二、单项选择 (1’*10=10’) 1.C 2.B 3.B 4.B 5.A 6.B 7.C 8.B 9.B 10.C 三、选择填空 (1’*10=10’) 1.B 2.B 3.B 4.B 5.D 6.D 7.D 8.B 9.C 10.C

四.填入所给名词的正确形式(2’*10=20’)

1. knives 2.boxes 3.buses 4.boys 5.children

6.photos 7.tomatoes 8.teeth 9.milk 10.women teachers