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The pronunciation of the suffixes –s and – ed

The pronunciation of the suffixes –s and – ed. Árvay Erzsébet. The –s suffix. Noun plural : dogs, cats, horses Verb third person: he likes, she knows, he surprises Possessive of nouns: Dorothy’s Contracted form of ‘is’: It’s raining.

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The pronunciation of the suffixes –s and – ed

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  1. The pronunciation of the suffixes –s and –ed Árvay Erzsébet

  2. The –s suffix • Noun plural : dogs, cats, horses • Verb third person: he likes, she knows, he surprises • Possessive of nouns: Dorothy’s • Contracted form of ‘is’: It’s raining. • Contracted form of ‘has’: The question’s been asked.

  3. The –s suffix • /z/ : dogs, knows, owns, loves, beds • /s/ : likes, its, it’s, cats, bets • /ɪz/ : horses, dishes, surprises Guess the rules!

  4. The –s suffix • /z/ - after voiced sounds: /b/, /d/, /g/, /v/, /ð/, /m/, /n/, /ƞ/, /l/, /r/, /j/ + vowel sounds e.g. dogs, beds • /s/ - after voiceless sounds: /p/, /t/, /k/, /f/, /ɵ/, /h/ e.g. cats, caps • /ɪz/ - after sibilant consonant sounds: /ʧ/, /ʤ/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /s/, /z/e.g. dishes, horses

  5. Let’s practise! apples, bags, files, videos, chickens, moths, benches, hats, Dickens’, boxes, chairs, keys, watches, pages, baths, bathes, garages, tomatoes, eyes, Ivy’s, crosses, leaves, pounds, laughs, hates

  6. Let’s practise a bit more! • mouths, houses, youths, shelves, leaves, wolves • /maʊɵ/ → /maʊðz/ • /haʊs/ → /haʊzɪz/ • /juːɵ/ → /juːðz/ • /ʃelf/ → /ʃelvz/ • /liːf/ → /liːvz/ • /wʊlf/ → /wʊlvz/

  7. The –ed suffix • Past tense and past participle: heated, finished, stuffed, lived • /d/: played, arranged, robbed, cared • /t/: wiped, kissed, danced • /ɪd/: hated, added, ended, permitted

  8. The –ed suffix • /d/ - after voiced sounds: /b/, /g/, /v/, /ð/, /z/, /ʒ/, /ʤ/, /m/, /n/, /ƞ/, /l/, /r/, /j/ + vowel sounds e.g. lived, bathed, loathed • /t/ - after voiceless sounds: /p/, /k/, /f/, /ɵ/, /s/, /ʃ/, /h/, /ʧ/ e.g. laughed, pushed • /ɪd/ - after root-final alveolar stops: /t/, /d/ e.g. wanted, founded

  9. Let’s practise! managed, fixed, sniffed, halved, jogged, fined, dropped, kicked, used, pushed, backed, stopped, fired, doomed, filled

  10. Fill in the gaps with /z/, /s/ or /ɪz/ • /bəʊt_/ /desk_/ /mɒs_/ • /sɑːm_/ /'wɪndəʊ_/ /wɒʧ_/ • /'rɪvə_/ /bʌs_/ /'kɪdni_/ • /pɪʧ_/ /steriəʊ_/ /'neɪbə_/ • /'bɒtl_/ /siː_/ /eə_/ • Fill in the gaps with /d/, /t/ or /ɪd/ • /ə'laʊ_/ /kəʊm_/ /dɪ'veləp_/ • /dɑːns_/ /ʤɔɪn_/ /mɔːn_/ • /əʊ'beɪ_/ /rɪ'gret_/ /rɒk_/ • /treɪd_/ /jɔːn_/ /ə'nɔɪ_/ • /griːs_/ /hæƞ_/ /gɑːd_/

  11. Conclusion

  12. Thank you for your attention! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g10jFL423ho

  13. Sources • Balogné Bérces, K., & Szentgyörgyi, S. (2006). The Pronunciation of English. Budapest: Bölcsész Konzorcium. • Nádasdy, Á. (2006). Background to English Pronunciation. Budapest: Nemzeti Tankönyvkiadó.

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