Pronunciation of words ending in ED and S Carried out : Ahmed Yassir Christopher Samuel Jean-Louis Hafid Francis Samuel Paul

Rules for the correct pronunciation of the –s ending The sounds /s/ /z/ or / ɪ z / (plural nouns and third person singular -s) Rule 1If a word ends with the sounds /s/, /z/, /ò/, /tò/, / ʒ /, or /d ʒ / the final -s is pronounced / ɪ z/. Rule 2 If a word ends with any other voiceless consonant sound (/p/, /t/, /k/, /f/, or /θ/), the final -s is pronounced /s/. Rule 3 If a word ends with any other voiced consonant sound (/b/, /d/, /g/, /v/, /d/, /l/, /r/, /m/, /n/, or /ŋ/), or a vowel sound, the final -s is pronounced /z/.

Rules for the correct pronunciation of the –s ending Exercise 1: How are these verbs pronounced? reaches / ɪ z/ Hopes /s/ Watches / ɪ z/Fixes / ɪ z/ Remembers /z/ Kisses / ɪ z/ rises / ɪ z/ Expects /s/ Tries / ɪ z/ Drives /z/ Wishes / ɪ z/ Works /s/

Rules for the correct pronunciation of the –s ending Exercice 2 : Pronunciation in [z] and [s] All vowels (plays, sees, goes) [p] (stops) [s][k] (talks) [s] [g] (Georges) /z/[l] (calls) /z/ [m] (rams) /z/[n] (learns) /z/ [r] (blurs) /z/[g] (bangs) /z/ [v] (receives) /z/[b] (robs) /z/ [r] (measures) /z/[g] (hangs) /z/

Rules for the correct pronunciation of the –s ending Exercice 3 Question : try to pronunce correctly these words : Samuel doesn’t like to go to school because: His mother keeps him at home to give him kisses He watches naked women on television late at night His girlfriend always calls him to wash the dishes He drinks too many bottles of whisky before sleeping He misses the bus every morning He goes to too many house parties and never knows where he will wake up in the morning

Pronunciation of word ending in ed When an infinitive verb finishes with the sound [T] or [D] then, we have to add the syllable of the past participle [ID]  Wanted[ID], regarded[ID], calculated[ID], added[ID]

Pronunciation of word ending in ed When the last sound of the word vibrates in vocal cord, we have to pronounce the « ed » like a sound [d]  Ruled[D], died[D], fined[D], arranged[D]

Pronunciation of word ending in ed When the last sound of the word doesn’t vibrate in vocale cord, then it is pronounced [T]  Hoped[T], hacked[T],  focused[T], wished[T]

Exercises  The policeman arrested[id] the man who is considered[d] to be the one who had hacked[t] the government server Judges[] called[d] boys who purchashed[d] a lot of drugs They decided[id] to buy mathematics books He was expected[id] to have added[id] something raised[d], focused[t] introduced[t] picked[t]

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