PRONUNCIATION OF -S/-ES/'S

/s/

/z/

-s/-es/'s

PRONUNCIATION OF -S/-ES/'S

SUMMARY

VOICELESS CONSONANTS

VOICED CONSONANTS

/IZ/

When the letter “s” comes between two vowel sounds, we usually pronounce it /z/.

For example

• music /ˈmju:zɪk/
• cousin /ˈkʌzən/
• reason /ˈriːzən/
• resign /rɪˈzaɪn/
• easy /ˈiːzi/
• prison /ˈprɪzən/

Watch out

This /ðɪs/ These /ðiːz/

The final s in regular plural nouns, verbs in third person singular and possessive ´s can be pronounced in three different ways: /ɪz/ /s/ /z/. The pronunciation depends on the last sound of the word before adding the s.

Pronounce /s/ when the word ends in a voiceless consonant.

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A great title

• It is clear and structured
• It tells stories hierarchically.
• It matches your audience.
• It adapts the fonts and color to the theme.
• It includes images and entertains.
• It represents data with graphs.
• It uses timelines.
• It is animated and interactive.
• It excites the brain through multimedia elements.
• It does NOT overdo the bullet points 🙃​.

Pronounce/z/ when the word ends in a voiced consonant or in a vowel.