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The -s/es ending of nouns and verbs


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Примечание 2: Буква W

Note 2: The letter W

Примечание 1: Буква Y

Note 1: The letter Y

 

The letter Y can function as a vowel or as a consonant. As a vowel, Y has the vowel sounds [i], [ai]. As a consonant, Y has the consonant sound [y] (i.e. a semivowel), usually at the beginning of the word and only in the syllable before a vowel.

- [i] baby, hurry, lyrics, mystery;

- [ai] by, try, rely, nylon, type;

- [y] yacht, yard, year, yes, yet, yield, you, young, Yukon.

 

 

Буква Y может функционировать как гласная или как согласная. Как гласная, Y имеет гласные звуки [i], [ai]. Как согласная, Y имеет согласный звук [y] (т.е. полугласный звук), обычно в начале слова и только в слоге перед гласной.

- [i] baby, hurry, lyrics, mystery;

- [ai] by, try, rely, nylon, type;

- [y] yacht, yard, year, yes, yet, yield, you, young, Yukon.

 

 

The letter W represents the vowel sound [u:] in the diphthongs [au] and [ou]: now, how, owl, brown; low, own, bowl.

 

 

Буква W передает гласный звук [u:] в дифтонгах [au] и [ou]: now, how, owl, brown; low, own, bowl.

 

After a voiceless consonant - [s] (После глухого согласного звука - [s])

After a voiced consonant or vowel - [z] (После звонкого согласного или гласного звука - [z])

After the letters s, z, x, ch, tch, ge, dge, sh - [iz] (После букв s, z, x, ch, tch, ge, dge, sh - [iz])

 

[s] [z] [iz]
parks, bikes [baiks], lamps, tapes [teips], safes [seifs], cliffs [klifs], gates [geits], streets, cloths [kloths], baths [baths] kids [kidz], ribs, pegs, leaves [li:vz], clothes [klouthz], girls, rooms, games [geimz], tons, chairs, pies [paiz], cows, toes [touz], boys, buddies, cities [`sitiz] classes [`klasiz], gases, roses [`rouziz], quizzes, prizes [`praiziz], boxes [`boksiz], churches, matches, oranges, bridges [`brijiz], dishes [`dishiz], garages
(he) sits [sits], writes [raits], jumps, grips [grips], types [taips], lacks, strikes [straiks], puffs, laughs [lafs] (he) robs [robz], lags, reads, dives [daivz], saves [seivz], falls, plans, swims [swimz], refers, ties, cries [kraiz], goes [gouz], knows [nouz], plays, studies, copies [`kopiz] (he) notices, kisses [`kisiz], releases, loses [`lu:ziz], rises, quizzes, relaxes [ri`laksiz], catches, judges, manages, flashes, washes [`woshiz], rouges
Mike's [maiks], Jeff's [jefs], Pat's [pats], Kate's [keits] Ben's [benz], Fred's [fredz], Molly's [`moliz], Anna's Chris's [`krisiz], Liz's [`liziz], Max's [`maksiz], George's [`jo:rjiz]

 


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