一般情况下,在名词词尾加s;以s,x,ch,sh结尾的可数名词,在词尾加es;以“辅音字母+y”结尾的可数名词,变y为i再加es;以f或fe结尾的可数名词,变f或fe为v,再加es;以f或fe结尾的可数名词直接加s,或变f或fe为v,再加es。
元音发生变化:
man-men,woman-women,tooth-teeth,foot-feet,goose-geese
词尾发生变化:
child-children,ox-oxen
单复数同形:
fish-fish,deer-deer,sheep-sheep,Chinese-Chinese,Japanese-Japanese
有些名词只有复数:
scissors,trousers,sunglasses
有些名词虽然以s结尾,但只用作单数:
news,maths,physics,politics