PRONUNCIATION
RULES
Plural
Marker(-s) Rule
There are three ways of pronouncing
the plural suffix ‘s’.
If the word ends in one of the voiceless sounds – (/p/,
/t/, /k/, /θ/, /f/) then the plural marker
‘s’ attached
to it is pronounced /s/.
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caps -
/kæps/ books- /bʊks/
bats -
/bæts/ maths- /mæθs/
laughs-
/lɑ:fs/ tips - /tɪps/
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If
the word ends in one of the voiced sounds (/b/, /d/, /ɡ/, /ð/, /v/, /n/, /m/, /l/, /r/) or any vowel sounds (which are also voiced) then the plural marker ‘s’
attached to it is pronounced /z/.
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tubs / tʌbz/
rooms / ru:mz /
bags / bæɡz/
wells /welz/
swords
/ sɔ:dz/
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If
the word ends with sibilants, (voiceless /s/, /ʃ/,/tʃ/ and
their voiced counterparts /z/, /ʒ/, /dʒ/) then the plural marker ‘s’ attached to it is pronounced /Iz/.
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badges / bædʒIz/
boxes / bɒksIz/
wishes / wɪʃIz/
faces / feɪsIz/
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Past Tense Marker (-ed) Rule
If
a verb ends in a voiceless sound except /t/
i.e, if it ends in (p, t, k, f, s, θ, ʃ or tʃ) then –ed
is pronounced /t/.
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picked / pɪkt/
coughed / kɒft/
washed / wɒʃt/
latched / lætʃt/
briefed / bri:ft/
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If
a verb ends in a voiced sound except /d/ i.e., if it ends in /b/, /ɡ/,/ð/, /v/, /n/, /m/, /l/, /r/, /z/, /ʒ/, /dʒ/) or a vowel, then the past tense (-ed) is pronounced /d/.
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dined / daɪnd/
boiled / bɔɪld/
mobbed / mɒbd/
bathed / beɪðd/
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If
a verb ends in either /t/ or /d/ then –‘ed’ is pronounced /Id/.
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funded / fʌndɪd/
fitted / fɪtɪd/
repeated / rɪ:pi:tɪd/
guarded /ɡɑ:dɪd/
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