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Pronunciation of final S - English lesson
How to pronounce the final -s (-es) final |
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Listen to the way that the 's' at the end of these words is pronounced. | |||
starts, /s/ | remembers, /z/ | watches, /iz/ |
If a word ends with the letter 's' there are three different ways to pronounce this 's' |
/S/ | /Z/ | /IZ/ |
SSSSSSS![]() | ZZZZZZZZ![]() | This IS a rose. ![]() |
The sound of a snake which hisses. | The sound of a bee which buzzes. | Similar to the word 'is'. |
1. /s/ |
After a ' voiceless sound' | |||||
/f/ | /k/ | /p/ | /θ/ ( th doux) | /t/ | |
she laughs | he asks | two cups | two moths | two cats | |
/lɑːf/ => /lɑːfs/ | /ˈɑːsk/ => /ˈɑːsks/ | /kʌp/ => /kʌps/ | /mɒθ/ => /mɒθs/ | /kæt/ => /kæts/ |
2. /z/ |
After a ' voiced sound' | ||||
/b/ | /d/ | /g/ | /l/ | |
pubs | beds | bags | owls | |
/pʌb/ => /pʌbz/ | /bed/ => /bedz/ | /bæg/ => /ˈbægz/ | / ɔːl/ => /ɔːlz/ | |
pubs | lits | sacs | hiboux | |
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/m/ | /n/ | /ng/ (ŋ) | /v/ | /ð/ (th dur) |
drums | it burns | songs | gloves | he breathes |
/drʌm/ => /drʌmz/ | /bɜːn/ => /bɜːnz/ | /sɒŋ/ => /sɒŋz/ | /ɡlʌv/ => /ɡlʌvz/ | /briːð/ => /briːðz/ |
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Tous les sons voyelles sont des 'voiced sounds' | ||||
car => cars | shoe => shoes | bow => bows | she's a girl | |
/kɑː/ => /kɑːz/ | /ʃuː/ => /ʃuːz/ | /bəʊ/ => /bəʊz/ | /ʃiː/ => /ʃiːz/ |
3. /iz/ |
After these sounds: | |||||
/dj/ (dʒ) | /s/ | /z/ | /sh/ (ʃ) | /tch/ (tʃ) | |
wage => wages | bus => buses | buzz => buzzes | bush => bushes | watch => watches | |
/weɪdʒ/ => /weɪdʒiz/ | /bʌs/ => /bʌsiz/ | /bʌz/ => /bʌziz/ | /bʊʃ/ => /bʊʃiz/ | /wɒtʃ/ => /wɒtʃiz/ |
Difficult plural forms |
/θ/ (singular) => /ð/ (plural). Ex: mouth /maʊθ/, pl. mouths /maʊðz/ path /pɑːθ/ pl paths /pɑːðz/ |

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