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S, Z, IZ Sounds Word

There are three different ways to pronounce the letter 's' ending in regular verbs and plural nouns: /s/, /z/, and /iz/. The /s/ sound is used when the word ends in an unvoiced consonant like p, t, k, f, or th. The /z/ sound is used when the word ends in a voiced consonant like b, d, g, l, m, n, ng, r, v, th, or z. The /iz/ sound is used when the word ends in a vowel sound, c, ch, ge, s, sh, ss, or x. Examples are provided to demonstrate the different pronunciations.

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S, Z, IZ Sounds Word

There are three different ways to pronounce the letter 's' ending in regular verbs and plural nouns: /s/, /z/, and /iz/. The /s/ sound is used when the word ends in an unvoiced consonant like p, t, k, f, or th. The /z/ sound is used when the word ends in a voiced consonant like b, d, g, l, m, n, ng, r, v, th, or z. The /iz/ sound is used when the word ends in a vowel sound, c, ch, ge, s, sh, ss, or x. Examples are provided to demonstrate the different pronunciations.

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In English we add an “S” to nouns to show generality or to make

plurals, possessives, and contractions. An “S” is added to verbs to


ensure subject-verb agreement with a singular subject. When a verb or
noun is modified by adding an “S” ending use the “S or Z” sound
according to the following rule:
Say “IZ when the word ends in s, z, sh, zh, ch, or j sound.
Bus/busses
Buss/buzzes
Wish/wishes
Sabotage/sabatages
Crunch/crunches
Judge/judges
Say “Z when the word ends in a vowel or other voiced sound like the
m, n, ng, l, b, d, g, v, voiced th, or r sound.
Go/goes
Guy/guys
Tom/Tom’s
Can/cans
Call/calls
Cab/cabs
Bed/beds
Dog/dogs
Live/lives
Breathe/breathes
Car/cars
Say “S when the word ends in a voiceless sound like a p, t, k, f, or
voiceless th sound.
Cup/cups
Cat/cats
Back/backs
Cough/coughs
Ruth/Ruth’s
PRONUNCIATION /S/, /Z/, /IZ/
VERBS IN THIRD THE PERSON AND PLURAL NOUNS.

There are three different ways to pronounce the letter ‘s’ ending in regular verbs and
plural nouns.

When the final ‘s’ sounds like When the final ‘s’ sounds
gas escaping from a pipe. /S/ like the verb ‘to be’ third
When the final ‘s’ sounds like the person form ‘is’. /IZ/
sound a bee makes. /Z/
Unvoiced consonant sound Voiced consonant sound ending in; Add a syllable with this
ending in; /f/, /k/ /p/, /t/, /θ/, /b/, /d/, /g/, /l/, /m/, /n/, /ŋ/, /r/, sound ending in; /s/,
/D/, /ò/, /v/ /t∫/, /dʒ/, /z/, / ∫ /, /ʒ/
coughs grabs chances
attacks broods watches
stops stings judges
blasts fails chooses
unearths comes wishes
earns misses
things fixes
roars
goes
breathes
loves
Last
Last letters; b / d / g / l / m / n
Last letters; h / k / p / t / th letters; c / ch / ge / s / sh
in / r / o / the / v
ss / x

NOTE: When a word ends in the consonant ‘y’, the pronunciation of final ‘y’ is /ee/ and in the plural it has
the /IZ/sound. However, we don’t add an extra syllable.
E.g. ‘study’ /stud ee/ (2 syllables), ‘studies’ /stud iz/ (also has 2 syllables).
Pronounce these words with /S/, /Z/ or /IZ/.

1. mixes 16. threatens


2. mails 17. apologises
3. approaches 18. acknowledges
4. woes 19. expresses
5. forgets 20. brushes
6. remembers 21. absorbs
7. kisses 22. reminds
8. polishes 23. speaks
9. gloves 24. refuses
10. boxes 25. orders
11. expects 26. snoops
12. promises 27. weeds
13. burns 28. laughs
14. copies 29. brings
15. suggests 30. truths

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