Remember: final D's sound almost as hard as T's (stopped > ssstop't)
| One consonant |
Consonant +s |
Consonant + hard consonant |
Two consonants + s |
|---|---|---|---|
| cat | cats | ||
| stop | stops | stopped | |
| walk | walks | walked | |
| god | gods | ||
| job | jobs | robbed | |
| bag | bags | bagged | |
| live | lives | lift | lifts |
| love | loves | loved | |
| bath | baths | bathed | |
| call | calls | adult | adults |
| teacher | teachers | work | works |
| name | names | named | |
| coin | coins | point | points |
| house | houses /_sis/ | list | lists |
| wash | washes /_shis/ | washed | |
| face | faces /_sis/ | faced | |
| watch | watches /_chis/ | watched | |
| change | changes /_dshis/ | changed | |
| freeze | freezes /_dsis/ | ||
| tax | taxes /_ksis/ | sixth | sixths |
If you fail to pronounce them correctly, try these two tricks:
- Pronounce the words slowly, make the consonants very long, and a pause between hard consonants (stopped > ssstop'd). Then do it faster.
- Add a vowel sound at the end (stopped > ssstop'de). Then remove it.
