名词单数变复数变化规则:
1、一般名词复数是在名词后面加上“s”,
如map→maps,
bag→bags,
book-books等;
2、以s,x, sh, ch结尾的词加“es”,
如bus→buses,
watch→watches,
box-boxes等;
3、以f或fe结尾的名词变复数时,去掉f, fe 加ves的名词有:
half→halves
knife→knives
leaf→leaves
wolf→wolves
wife→wives
life→lives
thief→thieves
4、以o 结尾的名词变复数时:
a)加s的名词有(无生命):
photo→photos ,
piano→pianos,
radio→radios
b)加es的名词有(有生命):
potato→potatoes
tomato→tomatoes
5、以辅音字母+y结尾的词,变y为i加es,
如baby→babies,
family-families,
study-studies等;
以元音字母+ y结尾的名词变复数时,直接加s变复数,
如monkey→monkeys,
holiday→holidays,
storey→storeys(楼层);
6、 oo变ee的单词:
foot-feet,
goose-geese,
tooth-teeth;
7、 a变e的单词:
man-men,
woman-women,
policeman-policemen;
8、 复数与原形一致的单词:
fish-fish,
sheep-sheep,
deer-deer,
Chinese-Chinese,
Japanese-Japanese;
9、最特殊的一个:
German-Germans.