Test-Transcription_to_spelling_final_s-z_SOLUTION

TEST 8 A: FINAL CONSONANTS /s/ and /z/ SOLUTION

1. /hɪz/ his 2. /kɔːs/course/coarse 3. /jUːz/ (to) use 4. /aɪz/ eyes- Is

5. /laɪs/ lice 6. /praɪz/prize 7. /pleɪs/place 8. /lUːs/ loose

9. /sɔːz/ saws/sores 10. /feɪs/ face 11. /raɪz/ rise 12. /pɪƏs/ pierce

soars

13. /reɪs/race 14. /niːz/knees 15. /ʤɔɪz/joys 16. /kɔːz/ cause

17. /klƏʊz/(to) close 18. /laɪz/lies 19. /piːs/ piece/peace 20. /bʌz/ buzz

TEST 8 B: FINAL CONSONANTS /s/ and /z/ SOLUTION

1. /bʌs/ bus 2. /piːz/ peas 3. /niːs/ niece 4. /sɔːs/ sauce/source

5. /lUːz/ lose 6. /jUːs/use (noun) 7. /ʤUːz/ Jews 8. /aɪs/ice

9. /raɪs/rice 10. /praɪs/price 11. /feɪz/ phase/faze 12. /reɪz/rays/raise

13. /pleɪz/ plays 14. /fɪƏs/ fierce 15. / fɪƏz/ fears 16. /klƏʊs/ close (adj)

17. /skeƏs/ scarce 18. /skeƏz/ scares 19. /ʧɔɪs/ choice 20. /beƏz/ bears-bares

Pronunciation Tips

Note the pronunciation of plurals or third person singular of the verb.

As you know, regular plurals are spelled with the letter “s“.

1. Most plural or third person singular forms –s will be pronounced as /z/

For example: peas, bears, fears, plays, scares, Jews, knees, lies

2. However, if the singular noun or infinitive of the verb (ie. the original word minus -s) ends with these voiceless consonants: /p/, /k/, /f/,/θ/, then the final letter -s is pronouced /s/

For example: stop – stops, kick – kicks, laugh – laughs, death – deaths all end in /s/.

3. If the noun or verb ends in /s/, /z/ /ʃ/, /ʒ/(rarely in final position), or /ʧ/, /ʤ/ the plural or third person singular is written – es. This is pronounced /ɪz/.

For example: bus-es, buzz-es, wash-es, rouges (rare), watch-es, bridg-es.

4. The letter c is never /z/. It is /s/ price, /k/ cake, or /ʧ/ when followed by h eg. chair, chin.

5. The letter z is never /s/. It is always /z/ eg. buzz, prize. Only in the word azure is z /ʒ/.