Pronunciation of Final -S
/ɪz/ /s/
Rule If the last consonant
sound of the word is a
sibilant sound,​ the final S
is pronounced as /ɪz/
and as an extra syllable.
*Be careful not to create
*​If the sound has a J an extra syllable.
sound (/dʒ/ like the letter J
at the beginning of the
word jacket or /ʒ/ like the
S in pleasure), then the
final S is also pronounced
as /ɪz/.
Sound In a ​sibilant sound is
characterized by a vocal cords don’t vibrate. vocal
hissing sound (sss), a
buzzing sound (zzz) or a
“be quiet” sound (shh).
/ɪz/ sound endings:
C, S, X, Z, SS, CH, SH,
GE.
E.g. ra​c​es, pau​s​es, nur​s​es
fi​x​es, bo​x​es, hoa​xe
​ s
ama​z​es, free​z​es, pri​z​es
ki​ss​es, mi​ss​es, pa​ss​es
chur​ch​es, sandwi​ch​es
di​sh​es, wi​sh​es, pu​sh​es
gara​ge​s, chan​ge​s, a​ge​s
/z/
If the last consonant of If the last consonant of
the word is ​voiceless​, the the word is ​voiced​, the
final S is pronounced as final S is pronounced as
/s/. /z/ (without creating
another syllable).
*This ending is also used if
the word ends in a vowel
sound.
In a ​voiceless sound your A ​voiced sound uses
cords and
produces a vibration or
/s/ sound endings: humming sound in the
P, T, K, F, PH, GH, TH. throat when they are
said.
/z/ sound endings:
B, D, G, L, M, N, NG, R,
V, Y, THE, VOWEL
SOUNDS.
cu​ps​ , sto​p​s, slee​p​s cra​b​s, ru​bs​
ha​t​s, studen​ts​ , hi​t​s car​d​s, wor​ds​ , ri​d​es, en​d​s
coo​k​s, boo​k​s, drin​k​s ru​g​s, ba​g​s, be​g​s
clif​fs​ , snif​f​s, belie​f​s dea​l​s, cal​l​s, fal​l​s, gir​l​s
lau​gh​s, gra​ph​s ​→ plu​m​s, drea​m​s
(pronounced as an ​F​) fa​n​s, drai​n​s, ru​n​s, pe​n​s
my​th​s, tableclo​th​s kin​g​s, belon​g​s, sin​g​s
wea​r​s, cu​r​es
glo​v​es, wi​v​es, shel​v​es
pla​y​s, bo​y​s, sa​y​s
clo​the​s, ba​the​s,
brea​the​s
se​e​s, fle​a​s, be​es​ , fli​e​s