This document provides information about pronunciation rules for verb endings in English. It discusses: 1) The pronunciation of "-s" or "-es" endings for the third person simple present of verbs and plural nouns, which can be /s/, /z/, or /ɪz/ depending on the final consonant. 2) The pronunciation of "-ed" endings for the simple past tense of regular verbs, which can be /t/, /d/, or /ɪd/ depending on the final consonant. 3) Examples of regular verbs classified according to their pronunciation patterns for both the third person present and past tense endings.

1. COLEGIO LOYOLA P.P. ESCOLAPIOS 1
CONSONANTS (Voiceless
Voiced)
PLOSIVES FRICATIVES AFFRICATES NASALS LIQUIDS
//p,t,k/
p,t,k/ /f, s, ȓ ,θ, h/ / tȓ /
/b,d,g/ /v,z, Ȣ, ð /
, /dȢ / /m,n, ŋ / /l,r/
SEMIVOWELS (Voiced)
/w,j/
VOWELS (Voiced)
/ i:,Ǻ, e, æ, Ǭ:, ǩ, Ȝ, ǡ:, Ǣ, Ǥ: ,Ț, u:/
i:,Ǻ,
A) Pronunciation of ´-s’ or ‘-es’ of 3dr person of simple present of verbs or of plural of nouns:
1st Verbs or nouns ending in Voiceless C + -‘s’= /s/
(except in Voiceless sybillant consonants: / s, ȓ , tȓ /)
Examples: work-s; laugh-s; jump-s; state-s…
2nd Verbs or nouns ending in Voiced C or in Vowel + ‘-s’ or ‘-es’= /z/
(except in Voiced sybillant consonants: / z, Ȣ, dȢ /
, /)
Examples: pay-s; sing-s; cry-cries; do-es…
3rd Verbs or nouns ending in sybillant C + ‘-s’ or ‘-es’= /Ǻz/
(Sybillant consonants: / s, z, , Ȣ, tȓ , dȢ /)
z,ȓ
Examples: wash-es; garage-s; kiss-es…
B) Pronunciation of ´-ed’ of simple past of regular verbs:
1st Verbs ending in Voiceless C + -‘ed’= /t/
(except in /t/)
Examples: work-ed; laugh-ed; jump-ed; kiss-ed …
2nd Verbs ending in Voiced C or in Vowel + ‘ed’= /d /
(except in / d /)
Examples: live-ed, love-ed; cry-ied…
3rd Verbs ending in /t/ or in /d/+ ‘ed’= /Ǻd/
Examples: state-ed; demand;…
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2. COLEGIO LOYOLA P.P. ESCOLAPIOS 2
Classify the regular verbs in past according to their pronunciation:
Hoped; wanted; mailed; loaded; divided; worked; stabbed; decided; watched; robbed; loved; cared;
wounded; played; raced; taxed; waved; washed; added; walked; preferred; tapped; coughed; kissed;
laughed; waited; begged; touched; shouted; seemed; polished; arranged; killed; wasted; rowed;
finished.
/t/ /d/ /id/
Classify the regular verbs in 3rd person simple present according to their pronunciation:
Hopes; wants; mails; loads; divides; works; stabs; decides; watches; robs; loves; cares; wounds;
plays; races; taxes; waves; washes; adds; walks; prefers; taps; coughs; kisses; laughs; waits; begs;
touches; shouts; seems; polishes; arranges; kills; wastes; rows; finishes.
/s/ /z/ /iz/
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