Diapositiva 1

1
Rules for the correct pronunciation of the s
ending

• (1) The sounds /s/ /z/ or /?z/ (plural nouns and
  third person singular -s)
• If a word ends with the sounds /s/, /z/, /?/,
  /t?/, /?/, or /d?/ the final s is pronounced
  /?z/.
• If a word ends with any other voiceless consonant
  sound (/p/, /t/, /k/, /f/, or /?/), the final -s
  is pronounced /s/.
• If a word ends with any other voiced consonant
  sound (/b/, /d/, /g/, /v/, /ð/, /l/, /r/, /m/,
  /n/, or /?/), or a vowel sound, the final -s is
  pronounced /z/.

2
-s ending

• Exercise How are these verbs pronounced?
• reaches hopes
• watches fixes
• remembers kisses
• rises expects
• tries drives
• wishes works

/?z/
/s/
/?z/
/?z/
/z/
/?z/
/?z/
/s/
/?z/
/z/
/?z/
/s/
3
Rules for the correct pronunciation of the ed
ending

• Past Simple and Past Participle of regular verbs
  (-ed)
• If a verb ends with a /t/ or /d/ sound, the final
  ed is pronounced /?d/.
• If a verb ends with a voiceless consonant sound
  (/p/, /s/, /k/, /f/, /?/, /t?/, or /?/), the
  final -ed is pronounced /t/.
• If a verb ends with a voiced consonant sound
  (/b/, /g/, /z/, /v/, /ð/, /l/, /r/, /d?/, /m/,
  /n/, or /?/), or a vowel sound, the final -ed is
  pronounced /d/.

4
-d ending
Exercise How are these verbs pronounced? created
decided kissed disappointed suffered enjoye
d hated introduced laughed mixed refused d
isappeared
/?d/
/?d/
/t/
/?d/
/d/
/d/
/?d/
/t/
/t/
/t/
/d/
/d/