Review Endings and Flaptalization

The ed ending of the verb attached is pronounced as

• / t /

• / d /

• / ɪd /

The ed ending of the verb played is pronounced as

• / d /

• / t /

• / ɪd /

The ed ending of the verb wanted is pronounced as

• / d /

• / t /

• / ɪd /

The ed ending of the verb needed is pronounced as

• / ɪd /

• / d /

• / t /

The noun Cristian's forms its possessive with the ending

• / s /

• / z /

• / ɪz /

The final -s of the word tenses, is pronounced as

• / s /

• / z /

• / ɪz /

The final -s of the word cats, is pronounced as

• / ɪz /

• / z /

• / s /

The noun James's forms its possessive with the ending

• / s /

• / z /

• / ɪz /

In the following sentences, the -s endings of the nous, possessives, and 3rd person singular can be pronounced as

A Jackdaw chanced to fly over the garden of the King's palace. There he saw with much wonder and envy a flock of royal Peacocks in all the glory of their splendid plumage. Now the black Jackdaw was not a very handsome bird, nor very refined in manner. Yet he imagined that all he needed to make himself fit for the society of the Peacocks was a dress like theirs. So he picked up some castoff feathers of the Peacocks and stuck them among his own black plumes.

• / s, s, s /

• / z, s, s /

• / z, s, z /

• / z, s, ɪz /

In the following sentences, the highlighted endings of the words that form for their plurals, third person singular, or possessive are pronounced as

The new coronavirus is very contagious. It spreads quickly and easily from person to person. It can spread when someone who has the virus coughs, sneezes, or just breathes too close to someone else. Coronavirus can cause some people to become seriously sick. People can have the virus and pass it on even before they know they have it, even if they do not show symptoms or become sick. This is a new virus for humans, and there is no vaccine yet to help us become immune to it.

• / s /, / ɪz /, / s /, / z /, / ɪz /, / s/

• / z /, / ɪz /, / z/ , / z /, / s /, / z /

• / z /, / s  /, / ɪz/, / z /, / z /, / z /