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How To Pronounce-'S'

The document provides instructions on pronouncing the letter 's' in English. It explains that 's' has three different pronunciations - the voiceless /s/ sound, the voiced /z/ sound, and the voiced 'iz' sound similar to the word 'is'. Examples are given of words that take each pronunciation. An exercise is then provided where the reader must identify which pronunciation of 's' is used in different words by writing 's', 'z', or 'iz'. The key at the end reveals the correct pronunciations.

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How To Pronounce-'S'

The document provides instructions on pronouncing the letter 's' in English. It explains that 's' has three different pronunciations - the voiceless /s/ sound, the voiced /z/ sound, and the voiced 'iz' sound similar to the word 'is'. Examples are given of words that take each pronunciation. An exercise is then provided where the reader must identify which pronunciation of 's' is used in different words by writing 's', 'z', or 'iz'. The key at the end reveals the correct pronunciations.

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HOW TO PRONOUNCE ‘S’ ?

Voiceless
Voiced sounds These sounds
sounds take
take /z/ take /iz/
/s/ Imagine the Imagine the sound
sound a snake  a bee  might Similar to the
might make...zzz zzz zz word 'is'
make...ssss sss ss
Thes e s oun ds are

voi ced : /b/ /d/


These sounds are /g/ /j/ /l/ /m/
/n/ /ng/ /r/ /v/
voiceless: /f/
/w/
/h/ /k/ /p / /s/ /ks/ /z/ /dg/ch/
/t/ + all vow el
soun ds
EXAMPLES: EXAMPLES:
lau gh s ta lk s ki ss es / kisiz
EXAMPLES: rubs
/ box es /
Po ts / rubz /
boksiz/
sin gs / singz
ho ok s
/ Benches/benchiz/

Choose the correct ending sound for these words:

1.Hotels 2. Walks 3. Babies


( s / z / iz ) ( s / z / iz ) ( s / z / iz )

4. Faxes 5. Cats 6. Pages


( s / z / iz ) ( s / z / iz ) ( s / z / iz )

7. Calls 8. Calls 9. Rings


EXERCISE
How is the ‘s’ in the following words pronounced? Write ‘s’ , ‘z’ or ‘iz’ against the word.

1. Acts …………………. 28. Mattresses ………………….

2. Forms …………………. 29. Zeeps ………………….

3. Goes …………………. 30. Schools ………………….

4. Tears ………………….

5. Months ………………….

6. Fists ………………….

7. Crutches ………………….

8. Stairs ………………….

9. Shoulders ………………….

10. Voices ………………….

11. Waves ………………….

12. Knobs ………………….

13. Pictures ………………….

14. Slices ………………….

15. Dogs ………………….

16. Ropes ………………….

17. Windows ………………….

18. Oranges ………………….

19. Bamboos ………………….


20. Pedestrians ………………….

21. shortages ………………….

22. Lepers ………………….

23. Accounts ………………….

24. Sheets ………………….

25. Doubts ………………….

26. Folds ………………….

27. Prices ………………….

KEY

1. Acts …….…s…….…. 28. Mattresses ………iz………..

2. Forms …….…z…….…. 29. Zeeps ………s………...

3. Goes ……….z……….. 30. Schools ………z…………

4. Tears ….........z………..

5. Months ……….s………..

6. Fists ……….s…….….

7. Crutches ………iz………..

8. Stairs ………z………...

9. Shoulders ………z………...

10.Voices ………iz………..

11.Waves ………z…………
12.Knobs ………z…………

13.Pictures ………z…………

14.Slices ………iz………..

15.Dogs ………z…….......

16.Ropes ………s………...

17.Windows ………z………...

18.Oranges ………iz………..

19.Bamboos ………z………...

20.Pedestrians ………z………...

21.shortages ………iz………..

22.Lepers ………z…………

23.Accounts ………s…………

24.Sheets ………s…………

25.Doubts ………s…………

26.Folds ………z…………

27.Prices ………iz………...

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