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#2 (permalink) Wed Feb 04, 2009 6:37 am How can I pronunciate a words which are plural? |
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Daidi, Most word in English are made plural by adding an -s (or -es) to the word. This spelling can be either voiced or unvoiced (sound like an 's' or a 'z'). You can see a s and z how-to video that I made, which might help you. Good luck!! Rachel |
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RachelsEnglish I'm new here and I like it ;-)

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#3 (permalink) Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:43 am How can I pronunciate a words which are plural? |
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hi,RachelsEnglish I got some problem like Daidi,but I will follow your instruction. Thanks for your suggestion
bye for now Moonoi |
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Moonoi New Member

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#4 (permalink) Sun Feb 21, 2010 15:56 pm How can I pronunciate a words which are plural? |
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I will go a little further. If the singular word ends with b, d, g, j, l, m, n, r, v, or z the plural (or possessive) s will have a z sound. This is also true if the word ends in a vowel sound.
If it ends in c, f, k, p, q, s, t, or x the s has an s sound.
If the singular word ends with a silent e then the s = z
if it ends with th (even if the singular form is the voiceless th as in three), the th becomes voiced (as in the and this) and s=z
finally, if the singular form ends in ss, -es is added and the e is pronounced (sounds like leg or red) and the s = s _________________ There's no such thing as an exception to the rule...
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OxfordBlues I'm here quite often ;-)

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#5 (permalink) Sun Feb 21, 2010 16:40 pm How can I pronunciate a words which are plural? |
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| hi OxfordBlues ,, your explanation is perfect dude :) |
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Ammar Al Husari I'm new here and I like it ;-)
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#6 (permalink) Sun Feb 21, 2010 17:03 pm How can I pronunciate a words which are plural? |
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Thanks man, always glad to help! _________________ There's no such thing as an exception to the rule...
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OxfordBlues I'm here quite often ;-)

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#7 (permalink) Sun Feb 21, 2010 17:27 pm How can I pronunciate a words which are plural? |
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| then i need you to help with the " question tags " , what are the rules of that part ? |
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Ammar Al Husari I'm new here and I like it ;-)
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#8 (permalink) Sun Feb 21, 2010 17:42 pm How can I pronunciate a words which are plural? |
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Start a new thread about just that and I'll respond ;) _________________ There's no such thing as an exception to the rule...
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