http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishAudioSpeechPronunciation/Forum22.htmBritish, American, Scottish accent or using super-fantastic-high-tech software, we'll help you with pronunciation.enXMOD (Build: 3598.39794)http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/2/lxvg/Post.htm#906178Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:55:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:906178Kooyeen0http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/2/lxvg/Post.htm#906178http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-906178.xmlWhat is the vowel sound preceding the final /z/ in words ending in es? Is it /ɪ/, as in the word 'is', or is it /i/, as in the word 'ease'? As in the word "is". Beach, Beaches = Beach is Case, Cases = Case is But when have a plural word that ends in "ies", then it rhymes with "ease". Examples: Baby, Babies = Bay Bees Party, Parties = Part easehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/2/lxvg/Post.htm#906007Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:06:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:906007iLrrr-n1http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/2/lxvg/Post.htm#906007http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-906007.xmlWhat is the vowel sound preceding the final /z/ in words ending in es? Is it /ɪ/, as in the word 'is', or is it /i/, as in the word 'ease'?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/2/lxvg/Post.htm#553492Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:53:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:553492Anonymous2http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/2/lxvg/Post.htm#553492http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-553492.xmlthank you i found information from here...godblesshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/2/lxvg/Post.htm#485480Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:53:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:485480Pter3http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/2/lxvg/Post.htm#485480http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-485480.xmlI've asked a similar question before. My question was the pronounciation of the final "s", not just plural of nouns. See this thread: http://www.englishforums.com/English/SAndZ/zkcdm/post.htm I've made a summary of what I've learnt at the end of the thread.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/2/lxvg/Post.htm#485399Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:53:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:485399Anonymous4http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/2/lxvg/Post.htm#485399http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-485399.xmlyou can give me some example with te use of the extra soundhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/2/lxvg/Post.htm#62948Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:53:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:62948Dr. Pepper5http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/2/lxvg/Post.htm#62948http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-62948.xmlnucleus - nuclei radius - radiihttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/2/lxvg/Post.htm#62274Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:53:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:62274Casi6http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/2/lxvg/Post.htm#62274http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-62274.xmlI kind of like the term 'rule breakers' for exceptions to the rule. SMILE By the way, those rule breaking words were borrowed into English from Latin and Greek.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/2/lxvg/Post.htm#61669Fri, 08 May 2009 12:53:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:61669King7http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/2/lxvg/Post.htm#61669http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-61669.xmlWhat I meant is, many nouns are pluralized by adding "s" or "es". Very few words, in comparison, are pluralized (love that word) with "i".http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/lxvg/post.htm#61054Fri, 08 May 2009 12:53:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:61054Mister Micawber8http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/lxvg/post.htm#61054http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-61054.xmlWhat rule is being broken here, King?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/lxvg/post.htm#61044Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:53:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:61044King9http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/lxvg/post.htm#61044http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-61044.xmlHere are some rule breakers: cactus - cacti (kaktai) focus - foci (fokai) (That last one is a math term) I can't think of any others at the moment, but usually if it ends in "us", you get rid of that and make it "i" (pronounced like I as in me.)http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/lxvg/post.htm#61038Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:53:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:61038Teacher Eric10http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/lxvg/post.htm#61038http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-61038.xmlFor nouns that end in f: leaf - leaves loaf - loaves elf - elves dwarf - dwarves (I could've sworn this was spelled "dwarfs" when Disney first came out with "Snow White and the seven...") reef - reefs oaf - oafshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/lxvg/post.htm#60968Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:53:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:60968Mister Micawber11http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/lxvg/post.htm#60968http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-60968.xmlOne cafe, two cafes One safe, two safes One giraffe, two giraffes One gaffe, two gaffes One knife, two knives One wife, two wives One fife, two fifes One life, two lives Are there any more you can think of?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/lxvg/post.htm#60921Sun, 08 Mar 2009 13:53:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:60921Guest12http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/lxvg/post.htm#60921http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-60921.xmlWHAT ARE THE PLURAL FORMS OF THE NOUNS WHICH END WITH FE?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/lxvg/post.htm#58482Sun, 08 Mar 2009 13:53:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:58482Teacher Eric13http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/lxvg/post.htm#58482http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-58482.xmlIn the Philippines where English is widely spoken and understood and where I've been teaching for the past 7 years, most pronounce the "s" in plural nouns as /s/. My hands are quite full trying to do something about this. I'm not really sure if that's the case with the English spoken in other English-speaking countries like the UK, Australia, and South Africa. Perhaps someone else can lend a hand?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/lxvg/post.htm#58427Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:53:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:58427Reme14http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/lxvg/post.htm#58427http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-58427.xmlHi Teacher Eric, Thanks for your precious help! I think that´s what I was looking for... Just one thing: when you say in American English, do you mean that in RP English may be different?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/lxvg/post.htm#58227Fri, 08 May 2009 12:53:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:58227Teacher Eric15http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/lxvg/post.htm#58227http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-58227.xmlIn American English, the sound of "s" depends on which sound comes before it. 1. If the noun ends in an unvoiced consonant sound: /f/, /k/, /p/, /t/, /th/-(thin), pronounce "s" as /s/. 2. When it ends in a voiced consonant sound, /b/, /d/, /g/, /l/, /m/, /n/, /ng/, /r/ or with a vowel sound, /a/, /e/, /i/, /o/, /u/, pronounce "s" as /z/. 3. If it ends with /s/, /z/, /sh/, /ch/-chair, /zh/-the second "g" in garage, /dz/-(j), pronounce "s" or "-es" as /iz/. In other words, if the noun ends with a sound other than the 5 unvoiced consonants, pronounce "s" with a /z/ (or with an /iz/ as the case may be).http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/lxvg/post.htmWed, 08 Apr 2009 12:53:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:58163Reme16http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/lxvg/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-58163.xmlHi there! I need to clasify plural words (ending in -s) into three categories, depending on the way the final -s is pronounced: /s/ /z/ /iz/ I can make the difference (very clearly) when it is pronounced /iz/ as in "chances", but I´m completely unable to identify the difference between /s/ and /z/ so... is there any rule?? How can I differenciate them without hearing them? Thanks for your help in advance. Reme