29/08/2021
Let's have our second lesson about pronunciation.
Teachers teach (S) ending sounds in classes.
Today, we will look at three different sounds of (s) ending.
Note: The (S) ending has the following three pronunciation or sound depending on the last sounds of word:
RULES
1. After some voicelss consonant sounds (s) is pronounced as /s/ sound.
Voiceless consonant sounds
/f/, /k/, /p/, /h/, /t/
e.g. Stop, stops
Kite, kites
Walk, walks
Laugh, laughs
Pipe, pipes
2. After some voiced consonant sounds (s) is pronounced as /z/ sound.
Voiced consonant sounds;
/b/, /d/, /g/, /m/, /r/, /n/ etc.
e.g. Dog, dogs
Plan, plans
Kid, kids
Bulb, bulbs
Star, stars
Come, comes
Kill, kills
Note: After vowel sounds (s) is pronounced as /z/.
e.g. Go, goes
Play, plays
3. After /s/, /z/, /SH/, /CH/, /j/, /ZH/ sounds if we have (s) ending, we pronounce /iz/ extra syllable.
e.g. Pass, passes
Wash, washes
Watch, watches
Garage, garages
Judge, judges
Note: (S) ending refers to s, es, ies, ves, 's at the end of a word.
Best wishes to you all,
Mohammad Gul Saife