1. Pronunciation of words ending in ED and S
Carried out :
Ahmed
Yassir
Christopher
Samuel
Jean-Louis
Hafid
Francis
Samuel Paul

2. Rules for the correct pronunciation of the –s ending
The sounds /s/ /z/ or /ɪz / (plural nouns
and third person singular -s)
Rule 1
If a word ends with the sounds /s/, /z/, /ò/, /tò/,
/ʒ/, or /dʒ/ the final -s is pronounced /ɪz/.
Rule 2
If a word ends with any other voiceless
consonant sound (/p/, /t/, /k/, /f/, or /θ/), the
final -s is pronounced /s/.
Rule 3
• If a word ends with any other voiced consonant
sound (/b/, /d/, /g/, /v/, /d/, /l/, /r/, /m/, /n/, or
/ŋ/), or a vowel sound, the final -s is pronounced /z/.

3. Rules for the correct pronunciation of the –s ending
Exercise 1:
How are these verbs pronounced?
reaches /ɪz/
Hopes /s/
Watches /ɪz/
Fixes /ɪz/
Remembers /z/
Kisses /ɪz/
rises /ɪz/
Expects /s/
Tries /ɪz/
Drives /z/
Wishes /ɪz/
Works /s/

4. Rules for the correct pronunciation of the –s ending
Exercice 2 :
Pronunciation in [z] and [s]
All vowels (plays, sees, goes)
[p] (stops) [s]
[k] (talks) [s]
[g] (Georges) /z/
[l] (calls) /z/
[m] (rams) /z/
[n] (learns) /z/
[r] (blurs) /z/
[g] (bangs) /z/
[v] (receives) /z/
[b] (robs) /z/
[r] (measures) /z/
[g] (hangs) /z/

5. Rules for the correct pronunciation of the –s ending
Exercice 3
Question : try to pronunce correctly these words :
Samuel doesn’t like to go to school because:
His mother keeps him at home to give him kisses
He watches naked women on television late at night
His girlfriend always calls him to wash the dishes
He drinks too many bottles of whisky before sleeping
He misses the bus every morning
He goes to too many house parties and never knows where he will wake up in the morning

6. Pronunciation of word ending in ed
When an infinitive verb finishes with the sound [T] or [D] then, we have to add the syllable of the past participle [ID]
Wanted[ID], regarded[ID], calculated[ID], added[ID]

7. Pronunciation of word ending in ed
When the last sound of the word vibrates in vocal cord, we have to pronounce the « ed » like a sound [d]
Ruled[D], died[D], fined[D], arranged[D]

8. Pronunciation of word ending in ed
When the last sound of the word doesn’t vibrate in vocale cord, then it is pronounced [T]
Hoped[T], hacked[T],
focused[T], wished[T]

9. Exercises
The policeman arrested[id] the man who is considered[d] to be the one who had hacked[t] the government server
Judges[] called[d] boys who purchashed[d] a lot of drugs
They decided[id] to buy mathematics books
He was expected[id] to have added[id] something
raised[d], focused[t]
introduced[t]
picked[t]

10. Thank you