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Final -S (audio)
Listen for final -S
Final "S" and "Z" Sounds
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These words end in consonants that have voiceless sounds: t, p, k (Your voical chords do not move when pronouncing them.) |
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These words end in consonants that have voiced sounds: d, b, g (Your vocal chords vibrate when pronouncing them.) |
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IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) Pronunciation Key
Final -S
After Voiced / Voiceless Consonants
S after Voiceless vs. Voiced Consonants
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Consonants t, p, and k are voiceless consonants. Your vocal chords are not moving when you pronounce them. For this reason, the consonant that follows (s) is also voiceless. Do you hear the final /s/ sound? |
| T [S] |
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| P [S] |
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| K [S] |
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Consonants d, b, g, and vowels are voiced consonants Your vocal chords vibrate when you pronounce them. For this reason, the consonant that follows (s) also becomes voiced. Do you hear the final /z/ sound? |
| D [Z] |
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| B [Z] |
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| G [Z] |
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| M / N [Z] |
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| VOWELS [Z] |
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Final -S
After Silibant Consonants
Final -s after -sh, -ch, -s, -z, -ge/dge
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Consonants with complex sounds: s, z, s, z, sh and g/dg end with -es /ɪZ/ Do you hear the final /ɪz/ sound? |
| –S /sɪz/ |
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| –Z |
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| –SH /ʃis/ |
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| -CH / -DG / X |
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Consonants with complex sounds: sh, ch, s, z, x and g/dg end with -es /ɪZ/ Do you hear the final /ɪz/ sound? |
| –CH /tʃɪs/ |
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| -GE / -DGE /dʒ ɪz/ |
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| –X /k-sɪz/ |
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The above words may be used as nouns (plural) or verbs (3rd person).
Practice
Getting Organized
Read
Let's clean up the [kitchen/chicken]! First, take the [seats/seeds] into another room. Then, put the [peas/peace] and the other vegetables in the refrigerator. Next, put the [bags/backs] in the closet. Then, place the [dishes/ditches] on the shelves. Also, put the [pots/pods] in the cabinets.
Next, place the clean dish [cloths/ clothes] in the drawer. And put the [pans/pants] next to the oven. After that, place the [bowls/bows] above the sink. Then, wipe the [counters/ countess] clean. Finally, let's change our [cloths/ clothes]. And get ready for our [guesses/ guests] to arrive.
cupboard – cabinet with shelves for dishes and kitchen equipment; closed storage space against a wall.
closet – small storage room or cabinet with a door.
count / countess – a title in European countries for a noble person, usually with land and wealth.
counter – a work surface in a lab, kitchen or workroom
shelves – horizontal storage space in a cupboard or cabinet.
storage – place where we keep things that we are not using, usually out of sight from a main room
pods – shell that contains peas or some other thing.
pots – deep cooking pan
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