so pronunciation lesson for you today
quite a long one and a few rules to
remember we're looking at the
pronunciation of S. Now that might seem
like quite a simple thing but actually
did you know that the plural nouns and
third person s we have three
pronunciations S Z and I Z and is now important to
note that when we add IZ to the end of a
plural noun or a third person verb, that we
actually add an extra syllable ok now so
the important thing is to try and not
add an extra syllable where you don't
need one first rule guys, the
pronunciation of iz we would add the
extra syllable is when we are adding s to verbs
or plural nouns that end
in s, ch and zhu
so for example kiss kisses buzz buzzes
finish finishes watch watches teach
peaches judge judges so there you can
hear that the single syllable then
became two... now voiced consonants we add z
rather than s or is the end of a plural
noun or third person s when the verb
ends in the sounds b d g v th l m n but that
and a funnny one for you
oh ok you don't have to make the funny
face like me but try it now
hmm now where do we have that sound in
English well think about it song sing
so for example we would say sings not
sin gis or singz and songs so
we've got the noun and the verb there
another example might be mother mothers
or claim claims i'm going to look at a
few examples with you in just a minute
finally the pronunciation of s now that is
what we would think s would sound like
so when we add we add s to the end of
verbs or nouns that end in any other
voiceless consonant for example p t c f or th
easy
let's think of some examples waits trips
kicks or even months
there we go so pretty simple but quite a
few sounds to remember there some
examples for you now guys let's see if
you can match the sound s z or is with the
verb or noun . First one catch catches
laughs laughs dress dresses dog dogs
bed beds wish wishes
beach beaches kick kicks pig pigs grab grabs
thing things and finally plate plates now
you'll notice that sometimes s and z and the
difference is minimal
so don't worry too much about that one
pay attention to the rules for adding is
remember if the verb or noun ends in the
conisonant sound s sh or j t then you add
is thank you so much for watching I hope
that will help you a little bit with
your pronunciation don't forget to
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