How to pronounce words ending in S - Pronunciation of final S in English

How to pronounce words ending in S - Pronunciation of final S in English
First we look at the common situations where S appears at the end of words:
- regular plural nouns
- third person singular verbs (simple present tense)
- possessive nouns (apostrophe S)
We then look at how the final S is pronounced in three different ways: /iz/ ... /s/ ... /z/
We see why the S is pronounced in these three ways by learning about voiced sounds, voiceless sounds (unvoiced sounds), and sibilant sounds.
We then give many examples of words ending in each of the /iz/ - /s/ - /z/ sounds.
To end this lesson we have a practice exercise.
We have created more practice exercises in this video: • English Pronunciation ...
More information about the Pronunciation of S at the end of words can be found here:
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We also have an English teacher resource that can be used in the classroom:
Final S Pronunciation - ESOL charts
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We now have an English teacher resource that can be used in the classroom: Final S Pronunciation - ESOL charts www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Final-S-Pronunciation-ESOL-Charts-6687706 Students are also welcome to use them for study at home.

[@lilytuliparosebepfe3621]

Hello what about the pronunciation of final S when it is preceded by "th" ( voiced and voiceless ). Thank you in advance

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[@WoodwardEnglish]

Sorry about the slightly muffled audio when I appear on screen. The microphone fell off my shirt and became slightly hidden and I didn't realize this until I started editing and it was a too late to redo everything again (especially with the heavy rain, thunder and lightning later that day).

[@champaputih4568]

Hi, I'm not a native speaker. I just wanna ask you about the adding 's. I'm a fool when I see some sentences from the speakers for example My heart go with My heart goes or Your heart go with Your heart goes which one is correct?

[@celio8751]

Hi, teacher. It sounds like that the noun "virus" is an exception for the "iz" rule. I heard some people saying that the "s" from the noun "virus" is voiceless, even though the noun ends with "s". Any comments on that?

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Glad it was helpful!

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Thanks for the video, this lesson is important and wonderful! S is such a common consonant in English, it's fascinating to notice that there's multiple ways to pronounce it in the language 😮

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I will do more videos about pronunciation eventually.

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Don't worry, there are many people who have a problem with the S.

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[@PrinceKMoney706]

Examples of words that end in 'S': /iz/ Sound: lunches - boxes - glasses - wishes - stitches - coaches - flashes Unvoiced 'S:' flaps - facts - boats - trains - myths - planes - cars - flowers - girls - Pisces Voiced S: bugs - cheese - gloves - rose - dogs - rings - wolves - grubs

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Thank you so much for clarifying the pronunciation. May I assume if the nouns ending with -er, -or, the plural s should be pronounced /z/? For examples, sneakers/z/, teachers/z/ ?

[@WoodwardEnglish]

That's right

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Great! I would just add one clarification: as you state in the beginning, this rules apply for plural nouns, verbs in the third person singular form and possessive nouns, I would add that those are the only cases where this rule holds, because, for instance the word "bus" has a vowel before the "s", but it's still pronounced /s/, and this is because this word doesn't belong to any of the three groups mentioned before. Am I right? However this is the best explanation I've found so far, than you!!

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Thank you for enjoying our resources. Do you know that I have versions of my charts that can legally be used in classrooms? They include more options and varieties, like for this chart the resource includes individual charts for /s/ /z/ and /iz/ and much more: www.woodwardenglish.com/resources/final-s-pronunciation-esol-charts/ When people purchase these, it allows us to create more useful resources here on KZbin etc.

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Tienes una forma de explicar la gramática muy amena. Además me encanta tu pronunciación lo que resulta más fácil de entender. me gusta cuando un profesor explica las cosas con profundidad y de una forma muy profesional y ese eres tú. No sé tienes algún video de "inversion" Es algo que siempre me ha costado y me gustaría, si algún día puedes explicarlo. Muchas gracias. Me encantan tus videos

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[@UmmAfaf]

The rules for both plural, present simple and possessive were combined to make a great explanation. I like your website but there is one thing that needs clarification. The part where voiced and voiceless sounds are defined is made as if the point of articulation for all all voiced sounds is the throat whereas all voiceless ones are produced in the oral cavity or near the lips. The examples given were /p/ and /f/ sounds for the latter one. How about /b/ and /v/, then? Or the glottal voiceless fricative in a different language? The difference between those is due to whether or not the vocal cords vibrate or stand apart, not where the sound is produced. If that part is clarified, this would even be a better explanation. Thank you.

[@WoodwardEnglish]

This was the simplest way for me to explain the GENERAL difference between voiced and voiceless sounds without going into detail about the specifics. Had I started talking about "glottal voiceless fricative" or anything similar, I would have lost most of the audience as hardly any new learners of English know about those things. That type of perfection can be saved for a more advanced level aimed at accent reduction.

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I've heard some people who pronounce ( words ) with ending sound ( s ) not ( z ) I don't why ?? , I hope you understood what I said . Give me an answer please

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Normally, S is an initial consonant, at the beginning of words like: sun - snowflake - swan - sailboat - sandwich - socks

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Normally, S is an initial consonant at the beginning of words like: sun - snake - sand - snowflake - soup - star - submarine - sailboat - swan - squirrel, etc.

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As far as i know “go”&”do” only verbs that end of them is o . “go”use the /z/ pronunciation for s , but “do” is exception. 🐞

[@WoodwardEnglish]

There are a few others, not many. e.g. to forgo, to boo, to lasso, to redo, to undergo... I pronounce the end of "does" as/z/

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This rule appears in the video ... it is the M that is important because of that "silent" E.

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Hi, I wouldn't worry about trying to sound like a native speaker in one year. What is more important is being able to communicate and be understood. Being able to express yourself correctly is more important than sounding like a native speaker. Over time, you will naturally start speaking more like one.

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Yes, I understood. It naturally happens over time.

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I have another one about the pronunciation of ED here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4WzlpKubZWDndU I will eventually make more though I have other things on my list for now.

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I put it in the column /z/