Pronunciation of -s ending
Pronunciation
of -s ending
Words ending with “ -s ” normally pronounce with
three different ways as follow:
1. We sound /z/ when the word is ended
with “ -b, -d, -g,
-l, -m,- n, -ng, -r, -v, -y, -the, and -vowel sound”
Examples:
Crabs
Cards
Bags
Calls
Dreams
Pens
Televisions
Phones
Kings
Cars
Computers
Hamburgers
Wives
Cameras
2. We sound /s/ when the word is ended
with “ p, k, t,
f, ph, th”
Examples:
Cups
Books
Students
cliffs
Photographs
Months
3. We sound /iz/ when the
word is ended with “ -c, -s, -ch, -sh, -x, -z, ”
Examples:
Races
Buses
Sandwiches
Dishes
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