Third person verbs pronunciation

Third person verbs pronunciation

Learn how to pronunciate

The symbols are :

/s/ /ɪz/ /z/

Words ending in a:

• /k/ /f/ /t/ or /p/ sound, we pronounce /s/ : sleep/s/, hate/s/, etc

• /s/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/, /d͡ʒ/ or /z/ sound, we pronounce /IZ/: miss/IZ/, watch/IZ/, etc

• any other sound, we pronounce /z/: arrive/z/, stand/z/, etc

A phonetic symbol is

a written character that represents a speech sound.

For example :

London : ˈlʌndən

In present simple

Third-person verbs have their pronunciation

Let's practice:

Choose the correct option

Multiple Choice

Matches

• /s/

• /IZ/

• /z/

Multiple Choice

Arrives

• /s/

• /IZ/

• /z/

Multiple Choice

Stops

• /s/

• /IZ/

• /z/

Multiple Choice

Knows

• /s/

• /IZ/

• /z/

Multiple Choice

Wishes

• /s/

• /IZ/

• /z/

Multiple Choice

Begins

• /s/

• /IZ/

• /z/

Multiple Choice

Arranges

• /s/

• /IZ/

• /z/

Multiple Choice

Dreams

• /s/

• /IZ/

• /z/

Multiple Choice

Rises

• /s/

• /IZ/

• /z/

Multiple Choice

Laughs

• /s/

• /IZ/

• /z/