Pronunciation of words ending in ED and S

Pronunciation of words ending in ED and S Carried out : Ahmed Yassir Christopher Samuel Jean-Louis Hafid Francis Samuel Paul

Rules for the correct pronunciation of the –s ending The sounds /s/ /z/ or /ɪz / (plural nouns and third person singular -s) Rule 1 If a word ends with the sounds /s/, /z/, /ò/, /tò/, /ʒ/, or /dʒ/ the final -s is pronounced /ɪz/. Rule 2 If a word ends with any other voiceless consonant sound (/p/, /t/, /k/, /f/, or /θ/), the final -s is pronounced /s/. Rule 3 • If a word ends with any other voiced consonant sound (/b/, /d/, /g/, /v/, /d/, /l/, /r/, /m/, /n/, or /ŋ/), or a vowel sound, the final -s is pronounced /z/.

Rules for the correct pronunciation of the –s ending Exercise 1: How are these verbs pronounced? reaches /ɪz/ Hopes /s/ Watches /ɪz/ Fixes /ɪz/ Remembers /z/ Kisses /ɪz/ rises /ɪz/ Expects /s/ Tries /ɪz/ Drives /z/ Wishes /ɪz/ Works /s/

Rules for the correct pronunciation of the –s ending Exercice 2 : Pronunciation in [z] and [s] All vowels (plays, sees, goes) [p] (stops) [s] [k] (talks) [s] [g] (Georges) /z/ [l] (calls) /z/ [m] (rams) /z/ [n] (learns) /z/ [r] (blurs) /z/ [g] (bangs) /z/ [v] (receives) /z/ [b] (robs) /z/ [r] (measures) /z/ [g] (hangs) /z/

Rules for the correct pronunciation of the –s ending Exercice 3 Question : try to pronunce correctly these words : Samuel doesn’t like to go to school because: • His mother keeps him at home to give him kisses • He watches naked women on television late at night • His girlfriend always calls him to wash the dishes • He drinks too many bottles of whisky before sleeping • He misses the bus every morning • He goes to too many house parties and never knows where he will wake up in the morning

Pronunciation of word ending in ed • When an infinitive verb finishes with the sound [T] or [D] then, we have to add the syllable of the past participle [ID] ØWanted[ID], regarded[ID], calculated[ID], added[ID]

Pronunciation of word ending in ed • When the last sound of the word vibrates in vocal cord, we have to pronounce the « ed » like a sound [d] ØRuled[D], died[D], fined[D], arranged[D]

Pronunciation of word ending in ed • When the last sound of the word doesn’t vibrate in vocale cord, then it is pronounced [T] ØHoped[T], hacked[T], Øfocused[T], wished[T]

Exercises § The policeman arrested[id] the man who is considered[d] to be the one who had hacked[t] the government server Judges[] called[d] boys who purchashed[d] a lot of drugs They decided[id] to buy mathematics books He was expected[id] to have added[id] something raised[d], focused[t] introduced[t] picked[t]

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