How to Pronounce Words Ending in S (S in Final Position)

Learn how to pronounce words ending in S. There are three ways to pronounce words which end in S, watch this video and complete the quiz at the end to test your knowledge!
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Tell me how did you all do in the quiz! Did you get all four of the questions correct? 😀

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Thank you so much 💓 ma'am

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I don't want to impress you but I got all the questions correct :D

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Yes. I was able to answer corretly all four of the questions. Thank you Emma. This video has been very clarifying for me.

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Great thanks ema

[@markonieto2193]

Thanks, yes I do in the first two questions

[@user-yr4os6jz4r]

I never had a clue that people actually needed this training. Wow. I came here wondering if it was correct to combined the 2 esses like you did at 1:10 I had to do a google search for the plural of s :)

[@reilixtovar4204]

Thank you so much for this video. I looked for so many video, and it was the most useful.

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Very helpful video. Very nice God bless you, Best of luck, have you nice life.

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You are the best English teacher.. Hates off.. 😀

[@deepsmileyguy]

Thank you very much. It's pronounce like /ted/, /ded/, /t/, /d/. These two videos make me a lot easier. Thank you again Emma. Love from Nepal

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Thank you Emma your teaching are very helpful me to pronounce English words easily thank you once again my dearest Emma with respect.

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Fabulous ma'am you are awesome teacher ❤️

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Such a FANCY British Accent and very helpful ❤️

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Hi there! 3/4 Very useful class! Thanks Emma!

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

That's great! :D

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Thanks for the video, Emma. Much appreciated.

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Well done

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[@normacornejo9556]

I like your pronunciation, how do you prononce the vocabulary about family? Thank you.

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Great

[@EvanArg]

This reminded me of the words "horse" and "whores". I think I heard a joke about it in one episode of The Big Bang Theory a few years ago, and I was like "OMG! I got it!"

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

😂😂

[@kathygilles8673]

Hi Emma - Does the word cats have like omit T to pronounce cats like Kass?

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

Nope, but you can glottalise it

[@kathygilles8673]

@@Pronunciationwithemma Thank you!

[@risaliz]

Thank you, Emma! 🌼 I love to learn about these types of pronunciation rules. 👍😊

[@saodeysaodey2978]

OMG, Emma this is first time I watched this lesson ,it was very useful 👌 for me I hope you put some pronounce in every lesson if you don't mind,please . I'm still shocked from your voice 😘😘😘👍you have a nice voice, so I like your accent , Is there any problem If I said I fancy you too? Could you tell me where you come from cause I'm really interesting.? Obviously I'll love it, so keep going please, I appreciate your help 😊 😘😘👍

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

Your message was so nice until you ruined it by being creepy and saying you fancy me. What a shame.

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Your pronunciation is excellent. You are A+ Nice. Emma is A+ Nice. I will prove this sentence. E=5 M=13 M=13 A=1 Total value is. 32.Now A+=1 N=14 I=9 C=3 E=5 Total value is 32. Emma=32. A+. Nice=32. A=1 B=2 C=3 D=4 E=5 F=6. G=7............ Z=26. Was proved. You are the best teacher.

[@tahminabegum5125]

Hi Emma! Your videos are really great and helpful. I always watch your videos. My English pronunciation is much better than before but I'm still struggling with stressed and unstressed syllables. If it is possible, could you appreciate to make a video, how to identify the stressed and unstressed syllables.

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

Sure! It’s on the list :)

[@ingridmarianarodriguez8539]

Dear Emma do you happen you've uploaded a video abot the sounds ViSION or JUne ? With these sounds I have some doubts and I can't notice the differences Thanks a lot. I adore your videos extra ultra useful 😙😙😙😙

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0:27 I always like how you teach us. You're truly amazing as always! Thank you. 🌷

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

Thank you :)

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[@micheleg.2244]

Hello, you missed my nightmare. How do you pronounce 'ds and 'ts''?

[@hamzarahmankhantakur635]

What is the difference between British English and USA English please explain in the video

[@NIHILOBSTAT100]

A little cigarette case in Spanish is useful to remember the 3 voiceless final consonant sounds: PeTaKa.

[@hni7458]

In short: end with a voiced s if possible - not really manageable after k, p, t etc.

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Thank you teacher Emma! you look fabulous by the way :)

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wonderfull . i wil use it for my children to undersrand well . i appreciate ur efforts thanks alot

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[@Harlint2180]

creo que este sonido no aplica para la vocal u ya que US y todas las palabaras que terminan en us no se dicen con Z esa es la unica duda que tengo

[@jac85almeida]

I liked the quiz on the and. I hope you keep doing more quizzes, especially on telegram community. Ps: I can't wait to watch your next streaming on Twitch. It has been so good and funny 😄

[@hernanromero8407]

I love you that sounds are the most horrible to me. Thank you.

[@GhuraPheraWorld]

Yah, We enjoyed and learned something new today. Thank you so much 🎉. But it would be better for us if you put pdf link Like 'ted' 'ded' 't' 'ed' endings 😢 Thanks for your kind efforts 🎉

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

All new videos will have PDFs. They take a very long time for me to make :)

[@louislaw7338]

thank you so much. it is really helpful!

[@paulcookies]

Hello Emma, how about words ending with "apostrophe + s" ?

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

Same rule applies!

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Thank pretty madam. Learning a lot.

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[@ofadchen5539]

Lovely! It’s quite useful for my students

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

I hope they enjoy it :)

[@lcdo.jorgemolina1103]

Thank you for your Video... It was quite useful for me... you should do other videos about similar sounds... / for*four/ /her*heard/ /war*world/ /Heart * Hurt /... and so on... These kind of sounds are hard for me... Greeting from Venezuela...

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

I already have :)

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[@marygracedegillogarnado9545]

I'm so curious, and I can't find any answers in my question. Which one is correct? Grace's files OR Grace' files? It means that I have my files on that folder or envelope. Or maybe both are correct? I don't know, anyone can answer my question? THANK YOU SO MUCH! 🫶🏻🥹

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[@samueldhas8361]

I am new to your channel. All the content you put on your channel is benefitting me in a big way. I am learning many things which i had been unaware of. I have a question and need help with it. I often interchange the 's' and 'sh' sound when I speak. It comes out interchangeable by default. The other question is, in words like succession, possession and other words having two 's' consecutively or two words where, S is the last letter in first word and S is the first letter in second word, i struggle pronouncing correctly. I fumble most often in such words. I need your support in giving me tips to practice, so that i can improve on such words

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

Just practise, practise, practise. If you're already aware of the issue, you've tackled 50% of the problem 😄

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I got it correct,thanks.

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[@vm7501]

Wow i just Randomly Search and i Think i found The Right place To Pronounce 👀 Thank you 🌹

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

Thanks :)

[@maureen6715]

Great lesson Emma! Thank you! I am obsessed with English pronunciation. I know that the "s" in the adjective or verb " loose", unlike the word "lose", is voiceless. So, is the "s" of the third person of the present simple voiced both in "he loses" and "he looses" ? I can't think of any other words containing an intervocalic voiceless "s" off the top of my head. I will be waiting for another release of yours!

[@vi683]

Thanks for this important lesson. I haven't known s/z sound to be used, depending on voiced and voiceless of ending words, in my English learning journey.

[@phank175]

Hi Emma How to hear and pronounce past verbs when speaking quickly ?

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

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[@khalidali1047]

Hi Emma in the beginning I want to thank you for your lovely teaching . I want to ask you what is your academic degree? just because said you went to Spain to study ?! thank you

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

My bachelors was in English language and linguistics. In Spain I was part of their English Philology course.

[@Rohanger]

3:39 isnt it supposed to be I`d like you to tell me what kind of ending it has? Im hearing quite often that natives are saying I`d like you to tell me what kind of ending does it have and. I mean its clearly a mistake but it seems like its done purposely and I wonder why

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

It depends, if you say it as "I'd like you to tell me... what kind of ending does it have?", then this is correct as you're saying two things: the "I'd like you to tell me" and then quoting the actual question. Saying "I'd like you to tell me what kind of ending it has" isn't a question, but more of a "command", let's say. Does this help?

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Hi Emma, An interesting lesson. I admire your efforts. Thank you.

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Thank you Miss😊🌹

[@mugilanvelan1618]

It was truly interesting and I was so excited to learn 3 diffrent ways to learn S pronounce words Emma..I strongly believe it is useful to learn more S wors... thank you so much for your hard work for us dear Emma...🙏🙏🙏💐🌷🌹👍👍👍👍

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That was very helpful!

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I only correct half of them:(

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[@Pronunciationwithemma]

I hope you liked it! :D

[@dcperezflores]

Many thanks Emma for your high quality videos! Could you make a video about pronouncing d and t at the end of a word? They are so similar that it's hard for me to tell the difference between 'plant' and 'planned'.

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

d and t is on my list :) Don't worry!

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But some others say ‘es’ is iz

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[@mobibomi726]

Hi Emma ! Thank you for your amazing lesson. How do we pronounce the plural of words that end with the schwa (eg brothers, doctors , etc)? Do we keep the schwa sound or do we pronounce it differently?

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

with /z/ as the schwa is a vowel, therefore voiced! :) Voiced sound + 's' = /z/ sound at the end

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[@meriemabbou2636]

hello miss what about words end in "ies" how do i prounounce the s

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

With /z/ because there is a vowel sound before it

[@JesusLovesYouPerfectly]

hey Emma, have you always been able to speak with a Modern RP accent? or, did you start out only having your native Yorkshire accent and then pick up the softer Modern RP accent over time? just curious, that's all

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

I definitely don’t have a modern RP accent 100%. There’s still a Yorkshire twang. But to answer you question, I changed my accent over time after travelling.

[@JesusLovesYouPerfectly]

@@Pronunciationwithemma that's cool, i was just wondering about it, that's all. i think it's fascinating how people's accent can morph depending on where they live and where they travel and how long they stay in a given country.

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