Final 's' pronunciation rules /s/ Type one sounds are used if the word ends in the following unvoiced / strong sounds: Sounds Example word /p/ stops, ships /t/ hits, pets /k/ attacks, bricks /f/ laughs, coughs /θ/ maths, moths These sounds are all...
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Final 's' pronunciation rules /s/ Type one sounds are used if the word ends in the following unvoiced / strong sounds: Sounds Example word /p/ stops, ships /t/ hits, pets /k/ attacks, bricks /f/ laughs, coughs /θ/ maths, moths These sounds are all unvoiced / strong, which means that your vocal chords must be silent when you make the sound. /z/ Type two sounds come after the following voiced / weak sounds: Sounds Example word /b/ grabs, robs /d/ lids, rods /g/ pigs, dogs /v/ loves, leaves // breathes, lathes /l/ hills, fails /m/ comes, trams NASALS /n/ earns, burns // songs, paintings any vowel sound plays, employees, flees, goes, news These sounds are all voiced, which means that your vocal chords must make a sound when you pronounce them /z/ Standard phonetic Example word symbols /s/ buses, places /z/ chooses, sizes /∫/ washes, wishes /t∫/ watches, matches /d/ Judges, pages
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