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How is the final "s" pronounced? it can be:   /z/or   /s/or   /iz/   Make your choice!
Rules for Pronunciation of Final “s” ,[object Object],[object Object],grap es placement s pet s attack s laugh s month s
B. After voiced sounds ,  /b/, /d/, /g/, /v/, /l/, /r/, /m/, /n/,  “s” as in “ turns ”,  -s  and  -es  are pronounce as  /z/  This sound should be pronounced with air pushed out between the top of your tongue and your top teeth, but you must make a sound with your vocal chords (the sound made by a bee) grab s lid s dog s com es leave s hill s musician s repair s
C. After  sibilant consonants ,  /s/, /z/,  /∫/ ,  /t∫/,  /ks/,  or /dʒ/  “s” as in “ washes ”,  -s  and   -es  are pronounce with an extra syllable  /iz/ This sounds are the only one which add an additional syllable to the word, for example ' miss '  /MIS / is one syllable, but ' misses ' / MIS - IZ / is two syllables. The final /IZ/ syllable isn't usually stressed. bus es size s wish es match es box es language s replace s
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Letter S

  • 1. How is the final "s" pronounced? it can be: /z/or /s/or /iz/ Make your choice!
  • 2.
  • 3. B. After voiced sounds , /b/, /d/, /g/, /v/, /l/, /r/, /m/, /n/, “s” as in “ turns ”, -s and -es are pronounce as /z/ This sound should be pronounced with air pushed out between the top of your tongue and your top teeth, but you must make a sound with your vocal chords (the sound made by a bee) grab s lid s dog s com es leave s hill s musician s repair s
  • 4. C. After sibilant consonants , /s/, /z/, /∫/ , /t∫/, /ks/, or /dʒ/ “s” as in “ washes ”, -s and -es are pronounce with an extra syllable /iz/ This sounds are the only one which add an additional syllable to the word, for example ' miss ' /MIS / is one syllable, but ' misses ' / MIS - IZ / is two syllables. The final /IZ/ syllable isn't usually stressed. bus es size s wish es match es box es language s replace s
  • 5.
  • 6.