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The 's' ending on noun plurals and the third person singular of verbs has three pronounciations: /s/, /z/ and /ɪz/.
When a word ends in a sibilant consonant, a hissing consonant - those are /s, z, ʃ, ʒ/ or /tʃ, dʒ/ - the '-es' ending is prounounced /-ɪz/ because it's impossible to have two sibilant sounds together.
pass - passes,
miss - misses,
buzz - buzzes
gaze - gazes
fish - fishes
garage - garages
catch - catches
page - pages
After any other voiceless consonant, the '-s' ending is pronounced /s/:
Remember to cut the vowel off short and make the final consonant powerful when there's a final voiced consonant.
map - maps
tap - taps
hope - hopes
look - looks.
After all vowels and all voiced consonants except the sibilants I just listed, '-s' is pronounced /z/.
eye - eyes
lie - lies
bee - bees
key, quay - keys, quays (the pronunciation is the same)
With final voiced consonants always remember the trick of lengthening the preceding vowel and cutting the consonant off short.
town - towns
lab - labs
tab - tabs
pub - pub
to run - he runs
bun - buns
lad - lads
drag - it drags
leg - legs
pig - pigs
dog - dogs
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