一、可数名词都有单数和复数之分
A:规则的可数名词的复数变化规则:1
一般情况加s:book--booksmouth---mouthshouse---housesgirl---girls2
以s、x、sh、ch结尾的加es:class---classesbox----boxesmatch----matchesbrush—brushes注:“stomach”(胃),“monarch”(君主)等的复数是词尾加“-s”而不是加“-es”,因为这些词的词尾“ch”的发音是[-k]
辅音字母+y结尾的变y为i加es:city---citiescountry----countriesparty----partiesfactory----factoriesdictionary—dictionariesstrawberry—strawberries4
以o结尾的词+es的只有以下词:Negroherotomatopotato特殊:zero--zeroes/zerosHeroesandNegroeslikeeatingpotatoesandtomatoes
以o结尾并且词尾有两个元音字母+sradios,zoos,bamboos,(pianos,kilosphotos)5
以f,fe结尾的变f或fe为v+es:thiefwifelifeknifewolfhalfleafshelfThethief’swifekilledthreewolveswithsomeleavesandknivesinhalfofherlife
B:不规则的可数名词的变化规则:1
man—men,woman—women,tooth—teeth,foot—feet,goose—geesechild—children,mouse—mice,2
单复数相同:sheep,deer,Chinese,JapaneseSwiss