Pronunciation of final –s/es Plural forms of nouns Plural Nouns Pronunciation of final –s/es Plural forms of nouns www.rooyesh.com

6-1 PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S/-ES cats = cat/z/ www.rooyesh.com

/s/ as in “bus” voiceless sounds 6-1 PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S/-ES (a) eats = eat/s/ taps = tap/s/ bikes = bike/s/ /s/ as in “bus” voiceless sounds www.rooyesh.com

voiceless sounds examples: /t/, /p/, /k/ 6-1 PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S/-ES (a) eats = eat/s/ taps = tap/s/ bikes = bike/s/ /s/ as in “bus” voiceless sounds examples: /t/, /p/, /k/ www.rooyesh.com

(b) reads = read/z/ jars = jar/z/ tolls = toll/z/ paws = paw/z/ 6-1 PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S/-ES (b) reads = read/z/ jars = jar/z/ tolls = toll/z/ paws = paw/z/ /z/ as in “buzz” voiced sounds www.rooyesh.com

(b) reads = read/z/ jars = jar/z/ tolls = toll/z/ paws = paw/z/ 6-1 PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S/-ES (b) reads = read/z/ jars = jar/z/ tolls = toll/z/ paws = paw/z/ /z/ as in “buzz” voiced sounds examples: /d/, /r/, /l/, /m/, /b/, all vowel sounds www.rooyesh.com

(c) wishes = wish/ z/ catches = catch/ z/ glasses = glass/ z/ 6-1 PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S/-ES (c) wishes = wish/ z/ catches = catch/ z/ glasses = glass/ z/ sizes = size/ z/ wages = wage/ z/ judges = judge/ z/ ә ә ә ә ә ә / z/ adds a syllable –s/–es pronounced / z/ ә ә www.rooyesh.com

-s/-es pronounced / z/ after –sh, –ch, –s, –z, –ge / –dge sounds 6-1 PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S/-ES (c) wishes = wish/ z/ catches = catches/ z/ glasses = glass/ z/ sizes = size/ z/ wages = wage/ z/ judges = judge/ z/ ә ә ә ә ә ә / z/ adds a syllable -s/-es pronounced / z/ after –sh, –ch, –s, –z, –ge / –dge sounds ә ә www.rooyesh.com

cupcakes = cupcake__ /s/ a. /s/ b. /z/ c. / z/ e 6-1 LET’S PRACTICE www.rooyesh.com

watches = watch___ / z/ e a. /s/ b. /z/ c. / z/ e 6-1 LET’S PRACTICE www.rooyesh.com

cars = car__ /z/ a. /s/ b. /z/ c. / z/ e 6-1 LET’S PRACTICE www.rooyesh.com

6-2 PLURAL FORMS OF NOUNS one potato six potatoes www.rooyesh.com

most plural nouns add –s 6-2 PLURAL FORMS OF NOUNS SINGULAR PLURAL (a) one dream two dreams one boat two boats one shoe two shoes most plural nouns add –s www.rooyesh.com

(b) one wish two wishes one latch two latches one glass two glasses 6-2 PLURAL FORMS OF NOUNS SINGULAR PLURAL (b) one wish two wishes one latch two latches one glass two glasses one mix two mixes endings: –sh, –ch, –ss, –x add –es www.rooyesh.com

endings: consonant + –y –y –i and add –es 6-2 PLURAL FORMS OF NOUNS SINGULAR PLURAL (c) one story two stories one party two parties endings: consonant + –y –y –i and add –es www.rooyesh.com

(d) one boy two boys one ray two rays endings: vowel + –y add –s 6-2 PLURAL FORMS OF NOUNS SINGULAR PLURAL (d) one boy two boys one ray two rays endings: vowel + –y add –s www.rooyesh.com

(e) one life two lives one elf two elves Exceptions: 6-2 PLURAL FORMS OF NOUNS SINGULAR PLURAL (e) one life two lives one elf two elves Exceptions: beliefs, chiefs, roofs, cuffs, cliffs endings: –fe or –f –fe or –f –ves www.rooyesh.com

one potato two potatoes one piano two pianos one zero two zeroes/zeros 6-2 PLURAL FORMS OF NOUNS SINGULAR PLURAL (f) one potato two potatoes one piano two pianos one zero two zeroes/zeros endings: –o sometimes –oes sometimes –os www.rooyesh.com

irregular plural forms 6-2 PLURAL FORMS OF NOUNS SINGULAR PLURAL (g) one child two children one goose two geese one tooth two teeth irregular plural forms www.rooyesh.com

one species two species 6-2 PLURAL FORMS OF NOUNS SINGULAR PLURAL (h) one deer two deer one sheep two sheep one species two species plural form = singular form www.rooyesh.com

one bacterium two bacteria one cactus two cacti one crisis two crises 6-2 PLURAL FORMS OF NOUNS SINGULAR PLURAL one bacterium two bacteria one cactus two cacti one crisis two crises one phenomenon two phenomena (i) foreign plurals www.rooyesh.com

6-2 LET’S PRACTICE one goat two ______ goats www.rooyesh.com

6-2 LET’S PRACTICE one ape many ____ apes www.rooyesh.com

6-2 LET’S PRACTICE one stitch many ______ stitches www.rooyesh.com

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