First Attempt Flashcards
杂耍
Acrobat
Affluent
富有
太空人
astronaut
spaceman or spacewomen
鳄鱼
crocodile
理发师
barber
埃及
Egypt
Egyptian
Egyptian is a proper noun。it must be capitalized
泰国人
Thais
Some famous places around the world
New Delhi the Great Wall of China the Statue of Liberty the Eiffel Tower the Grand Canyon the Leaning Tower of Pisa Brooklyn Bridge Pike's Park
We often use “the” before seas, mountains, rivers and oceans
In the name of mountain we use what?
Mount
Names of festivals are also proper nouns
Valentine’s Day
Halloween
New Year’s Day
Thanksgiving Day
曲折，缠绕
winding
winding trial
伊利诺斯州
Illinois
Should seasons be capitalized?
Seasons, such as winter, spring, summer and fall, do not require capitalization because they are generic nouns. Some people may confuse these words as being proper nouns and try to capitalize them using that rule of capitalization.
Use “an” for?
Vowels
a, e, i, o, u
Exceptions for words begins with u
A uniform. A university
Use “a” when
For consonants
Exception for words begin with “h”
An hour. An honour. An heir
棒球棍
Bat
Some plural nouns end up with es
Give examples
Beaches Branches Boxes Bushes Churches Dresses Sandwiches Witches
Ch, Sh, s, ss, or x
Some plural noun end in ies
Butterflies Canaries Lilies Candies Strawberries
Y to ies
What to do if there is a vowel before y?
Add s to the y
Chimneys Cowboys Days Donkeys Jerseys Toys Trolleys Valleys
运动衫
jersey
Also an island in America
金丝雀
canary
if a noun ends in -f,
change f to v+es
Elf elves Half halves Leaf leaves Loaf loaves Shelf shleves Thief thieves Wolf wolves
Some nouns that end in -f just need to add s to form plural
Chef chefs Chief chiefs Cliff cliffs Handkerchief handkerchiefs Roof roofs Sheriff sheriffs
Some words end in -f can be spelled two ways in plural form
Dwarf dwarfs dwarves
Hoof hoofs hooves
Scarf scarfs scarves
Hoof
: the hard covering on the foot of an animal (such as a horse or pig)
on the hoof
（牲畜等）活着的，待宰的meat that is sold, transported, etc.on the hoof is sold, etc. while the cow or sheep is still alive
(informal)
草草地；顺便if you do sthon the hoof , you do it quickly and without giving it your full attention because you are doing sth else at the same time
Some words end in -fe, change the f to v+s
Knife knives
Life lives
Wife wives
However only add s to giraffe
Usually words end in o we add s to represent plural
However for some nouns that end in -o, we add -es
Flamingo flamingoes
Tomato tomatoes
Hero heroes
Some nouns end in-o, we can add -s or -es
Mango mangoes mangos
Mosquito mosquitoes mosquitos
Zero zeroes zeros
Buffalo buffaloes buffalos
Some plural don't follow s rule Mouse Goose Foot Child Man Woman Ox Tooth
Mice Geese Feet Children Women Oxen Teeth Mouse of computer can be mouses or mice
Some plural same as singular
Sheep Reindeer Fish Bison Deer
Fishes as plural of fish when we are talking about different kinds of fish. All the fishes of Pacific Ocean
Reindeer
驯鹿
