There are two different consonant sounds in English: Voiced Sounds and Voiceless Sounds Voiced sounds: Your

vocal cords vibrate Voiceless Sounds: Your vocal cords not vibrate

Verbs that end in S and ES in the 3er person singular of the present simple have three different pronunciations: /s/, /z/ and /iz/ Cook = cook/s/ Stop = stop/s/ Sit = sit/s/ Example of voiceless sounds: t, p, k Final S is pronounce /S/ after voiceless sounds.

End

= End/z/

Final S is pronounce /Z/ after voiced sounds. Example of voiceless sounds: d, v, n, r

Arrive = arrive/z/ Learn = learn/z/ Repair = repair/z/

Exercise = exercise /iz/ Organize = organize/iz/ Catch Wash = catch/iz/ = wash/iz/

Final S and ES are pronounce /IZ/after the sounds of: s, x, z, ch sh