The final ‘s’ sounds in words can be confusing as there are three different ways that we can pronounce ‘s’ endings. Listen to the following three words and listen for the difference:
Cooks Earns Damages
There are slight differences here:
Cooks makes the /s/ sound. Cooks / cooks. Other examples are:
Checks
Graduates
Hates
Earns makes the /z/ sound. Earns ... Show More
Jul 2019
221 - Food, meal, dish, or cuisine?
A lot of English learners get confused about the words food, dish, meal, and cuisine. These all refer to the general topic of eating, but there are some important differences in how we use each one. In today’s lesson, I’ll explain when to use these words so that you’ll understand ... Show More
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