3 Adding S for Plural and Simple Present Third Person
Eric Dodson; Luciana Diniz; and Nanci Leiton
Pronunciation: Adding S for plural and simple present third person
Consonants: Final ‘s’ sounds
You can watch, listen, and repeat these sounds in Eric’s video:
English has three sounds for the letter “s.” You have to pay attention to the final sound before the s.
- Voiceless sounds: /s/
- Voiced sounds: /z/
- The sounds in s, z, sh, ch, j, g: /ɪz/
A. Type one: Voiceless + /s/
Verbs and nouns ending in voiceless consonants + /s/
Practice: Circle or find the final sound before the s
Example : takes The last sound before s is /k/
Steps ____ looks____ laughs ____ fits_____
taps_____ fakes______ Eric’s ______
B. Type two: Voiced + /z/
Verbs and nouns ending in voiced consonants + /z/
Practice: Circle or find the final sound before the s
Example : dogs The last sound before s is /g/
Plans____ tags ____ halves ____ goes______
labels_____ climbs ___ stars ______ minds_____
Plays _____ sees _____ sues ___ teacher’s _____
C. Type three: /ɪz/
Verbs and nouns ending in /s/, /z/, sh/ʃ/, zh/ʒ/, ch/ʧ/, j/ʤ/, x/ks/ + /ɪz/
Practice: Circle or find the final sound before the s
Example : misses The last sound before s is /s/
kisses_______ fizzes _____ wishes ______ garages _____
churches ____ judges ____ fixes ______ Chris’s _______
Green Tea Intermediate English Communication OER by Eric Dodson; Luciana Diniz; and Nanci Leiton