The Secret of really Learning Word Final –s
And now it’s your turn: /Iz, s, z/
…a trick…
To see what the last sound of a word is, cover the
written s at the end of a word with your finger.
Linking Patterns:
- pattern 1: consonant sound + vowel sound
- pattern 1: word final -ed /dId/ + vowel sound
- pattern 1: word final /s, z, Iz/ + vowel sound
- pattern 2: vowel sound /y, w/ + vowel sound
- pattern 3: consonant + same consonant
- pattern 4: t + y = /t͡ʃ/
- pattern 5: d + y = /d͡ʒ/