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Sentence Agreement with final -S (audio)

Listening for final -S

 

 

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1.  Compare the sound of final -s in these pairs of words.

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S SOUNDS Z SOUNDS

These words end in consonants that have voicless sounds:  t, p, k (do not use the voice box when pronounced)

These words end in consonants that have voicled sounds:  d, b, g (do use the voice box when pronounced)

seatsseats      [seets] or IPA /sits/

seedsseeds     [seedz]  or IPA  /sids/

ropes

ropes      [rowps] or IPA  /roʊps/

robes

robes      [rowbz] or IPA /roʊbs/

backs

backs      [baeks]  or IPA /bæks/

bags

bags        [baegz] or IPA   /bægs/

 

 

2.   Practice pronouncing final -s after voiceless consonants:  t - p - k . Click on the sound buttons.

Do you hear the final /s/ sound?   

T P K

seats    [seets] or IPA /sits/

ropes     [rowps] or IPA  /roʊps/

backs    [baeks]  or IPA /bæks/

hats      [haets] or IPA /hæts/

trips        [trips]   or IPA  /trɪps/

 

hates    [heyts] or IPA /heɪts/

sleeps    [sleeps]   or IPA  /slips/

 

 

 

 

3.   Practice pronouncing final -s after voiced consonants d - b - g & vowels

Do you hear the final /z/ sound?
 

D B G M & N VOWELS

seeds   [seedz]  or IPA  /sids/

robs    [robz] or IPA   /rɒbs/

bags   [baegz] or IPA   /bægs/

homes    [howmz]  or IPA   /hoʊms/

sees     [seez]  or IPA  /sis/

feeds    [feedz] or IPA  /fids/

robes  [rowbz] or IPA /roʊbs/

 

 

 

lids       [lidz] or IPA   /lɪds/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.   Practice pronouncing final -s after -sh, -ch, -s, -z, -ge/dge

Do you hear the final /iz/ sound?
 

-SH -CH -S -Z -X -GE / -DGE

dishes   [dish-iz]  /dɪʃ-iz/

catches  [cach-iz]   /kætʃ- ɪz/

kisses    [kis-siz] /kɪs-sɪs/

prizes    [praiz-iz]

mixes    [mik-siz]   /mɪk-sɪs/

edges    [ej-iz] /ɛdʒ - ɪz/

 

 

 

 

 

 

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