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Pronunciation of plural nouns and third person singular
Third Person Singular
Although the morphological suffix for third person singular verbs in the simple present tense is -s, or -es, the suffix is pronounced differently depending on the sound of the last syllable of the verb. If the last syllable of the verb sounds like:
s, se, ce [s]*z, ze [z]sh [š]ch [č]j, dge [ĵ],
Then the suffix is pronounced as a voiced ez [әz]. For example:
p, pe [p]t, tt, te [t]k, ck, ke [k]f, gh [f]th [θ]h [h]y [j]
For example:
m, me [m]n, ne [n]ng [ŋ]b, be [b]d, de [d]g, ge [g]v, ve [v]th [ð]w [w]r, re [r]l, ll, le [l]
All vowels in English are also voiced sounds. For example:
When a word ends in [s], [sh], [ch], [z], [j] the -es is pronounced as a separate syllable: [ɪz]. Therefore, if a verb ends in one of these sounds, the present tense will have one more syllable than the simple form.
Examples:
fix (1 syllable)-->fixes (2 syllables)
kiss (1 syllable)-->kisses (2 syllables)
wash (1 syllable)-->washes (2 syllables)
watch (1 syllable)-->watches (2 syllables)
damage (2 syllables)-->damages (3 syllables)
memorize (3 syllables)-->memorizes (4 syllables)
exercise (3 syllables)-->exercises (4 syllables)
s, se, ce [s]*z, ze [z]sh [š]ch [č]j, dge [ĵ],
Then the suffix is pronounced as a voiced ez [әz]. For example:
- faces [fesәz]
- misses [mIsәz]
- dozes [dozәz]
- hushes [hәšәz]
- catches [kætčәz]
- nudges [nәĵәz]
p, pe [p]t, tt, te [t]k, ck, ke [k]f, gh [f]th [θ]h [h]y [j]
For example:
- breaks [breiks]
- counts [kaunts]
- drinks [driŋks]
- hopes [hops]
- likes [laiks]
- sits [sIts]
m, me [m]n, ne [n]ng [ŋ]b, be [b]d, de [d]g, ge [g]v, ve [v]th [ð]w [w]r, re [r]l, ll, le [l]
All vowels in English are also voiced sounds. For example:
- calls [kalz]
- destroys [distroiz]
- gives [gIvz]
- moans [monz]
- sobs [sabz]
- tries [traiz]
When a word ends in [s], [sh], [ch], [z], [j] the -es is pronounced as a separate syllable: [ɪz]. Therefore, if a verb ends in one of these sounds, the present tense will have one more syllable than the simple form.
Examples:
fix (1 syllable)-->fixes (2 syllables)
kiss (1 syllable)-->kisses (2 syllables)
wash (1 syllable)-->washes (2 syllables)
watch (1 syllable)-->watches (2 syllables)
damage (2 syllables)-->damages (3 syllables)
memorize (3 syllables)-->memorizes (4 syllables)
exercise (3 syllables)-->exercises (4 syllables)
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