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I assume you are referring to root forms that add an -s (or -es) to a "root" form as with:
1) noun
....a) common plural ending (/s/=maps, /z/=streams, faces)
....b) common possessive ending (/s/ =book's, /z/=man's, face's)
2) verb -- present tense, third person singular ending
(/s/ =makes, /z/ =adds, dresses)

Note in the examples above, the final 's' unvvoiced (/s/) whenever the sound preceding it is unvoiced, but voiced (/z/) if the sound preceding (whether a consonant [2nd example in each set] or vowel** sound [final example in each a set]) is voiced

**note that English vowel sounds are ALWAYS voiced

2006-07-26 18:24:50 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 2 0

Actually, bruhaha left one out. There are three ways to pronounce the ending.

[s]: following voiceless sounds
[z]: following voiced consonants except [z], [s], "sh", and "ch"
[ez]: following [s], [z], "sh", and "ch"
(actually, the vowel in the previous one is a schwa, but there isn't an ASCII character for that)

I hope this helps! I think I remembered it accurately.

2006-07-27 07:30:58 · answer #2 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0 0

When you come upon the wordz that reguire you too.

2006-07-26 17:56:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

go to thefreedictionary.com and they will let you know what you need to know hehe

2006-07-26 17:56:29 · answer #4 · answered by luckyduckie 2 · 0 0

please, use, has, ...

2006-07-26 17:57:46 · answer #5 · answered by garielee2 4 · 0 0

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