3.10.1.1: Final "S" Sounds in English (Nouns)

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Don Bissonnette
South Seattle Community College

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Final "S" Sounds in English (Nouns)

1. “S” sounds like “S” after the voiceless sounds: f, k, t, p, and th ( ).

       books beets                    boats                    tots
       seats                    groups cuffs mops
       ducks                   cats                      baths                    sips
       naps                     tracks                  months pets

2. “S” sounds like “Z” after voiced sounds. (Voiced sounds are made by vibrating the throat, mouth or nose.) Actually, “S” usually sounds like “Z” in English.

       cabs                     beds                     wings                  days
       years                    songs                   pens                     eyes
       pigs                      things                  tugs                      rods
       ribs                       heads                   boys                    ends

3. “S” sounds like “IZ” after the following sounds: s, z, sh, ch, ge, dge, and x.

       classes                 sexes                   bushes                 pages
       roses                    dresses                boxes                   patches
       ages                     dashes                 faxes                    places
       rashes                  matches               bridges wedges

1. Students need pencils, pens, and books in all of their classes.

2. Girls like to shop for dresses, shoes, handbags, and clothes.

3. Driving cabs in big cities makes cab drivers take a lot of chances.

4. Boys spend days playing sports and thinking about girls.

5. My sons eat pizzas, milkshakes, hamburgers, and French fries with their friends.

6. My friend sends pages of notes to businesses in many cities and towns via email..

7. Doug’s sister’s husband’s brother smokes, drinks, uses drugs, and steals from old ladies.