English pronunciation: Final [S] as in Bus - sound instruction, videos, and practice materials.


	Initial Sounds
	/F/ 'Fine'
	/V/ 'Value'
	/S/ 'see'
	/Z/ 'zoo'
	/L/ 'love'
	/R/ 'rice'
	/ER/ 'earn'
	/Th/ 'the'
	/Th/ 'think'
	/W/ 'Wow'
	Middle Sounds
	Middle /R/ 'very'
	Final Sounds
	/F/ 'brief'
	/T/ 'eat'
	/d/ 'and'
	/s/ 'bus'
	/ER/ 'after'

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Final [S] as in Bus

Sound formation instruction:

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To pronounce the /S/ sound, gently close your front teeth and leave your lips slightly open. Position your tongue very close to the upper-front roof of your mouth. Leave about a 2-6 mm gap between the tip of your tongue and the front roof of your mouth to form a narrow pathway. Push voiceless air out through the pathway between your tongue and the roof of your mouth. Make sure your voice is not on (vocal cords are not vibrating).

In the Korean and Japanese languages, words usually end with a vowel, so foreign students are accustomed to add a vowel sound at the end of the consonant-ending word. Instead of adding an extra vowel sound, final /s/ words should end with a voiceless wisp of air.

Contrasting sounds:

/S/		/Z/
face		phase
lace		laze
mace		maize
race		raise
cease		seize
peace		peas
niece		knees
ice		eyes
rice		rise
lice		lies
dice		dies

Words:

1	ace	2	abyss
3	access	4	across
5	actress	6	address
7	advance	8	adverse
9	analysis	10	ass
11	base	12	books
13	boss	14	box
15	bus	16	case
17	cease	18	chance
19	class	20	cross
21	dangerous	22	defense
23	deuce	24	dice
25	difference	26	dose
27	dress	28	else
29	entice	30	essence
31	face	32	gas
33	glance	34	glass
35	grace	36	grass
37	gross	38	house
39	ice	40	juice
41	kiss	42	lease
43	less	44	loose
45	loss	46	mass
47	mice	48	miss
49	nice	50	niece
51	nurse	52	office
53	pass	54	peace
55	place	56	plus
57	prince	58	process
59	purse	60	race
61	lice	62	rice
63	sauce	64	scarce
65	science	66	seduce
67	sense	68	slice
69	space	70	tennis
71	tense	72	Thanks
73	trace	74	us
75	Venus	76	yes
77	staffs	78	proofs
79	life’s	80	wife’s
81	asks	82	desks
83	looks	84	bricks
85	ethics	86	makes
87	masks	88	likes
89	talks	90	caps
91	cops	92	lips
93	maps	94	grasps
95	stamps	96	stops
97	acts	98	boats
99	cats	100	hats
101	costs	102	dusts
103	effects	104	facts
105	gifts	106	seats
107	It’s	108	Let’s
109	That’s	110	Keith’s
111	Ruth’s	112	depths
113	faiths	114	myths
115	months	116	lengths

Sentences:

I bought a nice purse to enhance my outfit.
My boss never says thanks when he looks at my work.
The nurse gave the patient ice to put on his legs.
Grace likes cats because they catch the mice in her house.
Lisa asks Jimmy to slice the turkey while I toss the salad.
Alice wore a short dress to seduce Chase.
Bruce bought a bus pass because it costs less than a cab.
The teacher puts a box of new books in the class for the students.
Let's place the glass vase on table because it makes the place look nice.
My niece always makes a big mess when she eats rice with chopsticks.
In the fairytale, the princess gave the frog a kiss to turn him into a prince.
The doctor did an analysis on people who took dangerous doses of medicine.
She took a chance walking down the dangerous streets, but she always carried mace with her.
When I went on vacation to Venus , I ate a gross sauce that made me feel ill.
Chris laughs as his dogs race around the grass to catch the sticks.
I made a big fuss when my friend spilled juice on the maps because we might miss our exit.
I have a tense look on my face when I cross streets because I don't want to get hit by a car.

Story:

Alice and Bruce were a nice couple who wanted to move to a place closer to their jobs. The long drive made them tense and moving would also help them spend less on gas. They decided they would try to lease a house because it cost less than buying one.

One day the couple began their race to find a house. They wanted to have all their facts straight so they bought a lot of books on what to avoid when you lease a house. The first place they saw looked like it was in a dangerous area. The house was infested with mice and the grass looked like it hadn't been mowed in weeks. Bruce and Alice were at a loss for words and left quickly.

The next place they found was the essence of the ideal house. It was in a nice neighborhood with tennis courts and two Olympic-sized pools. Plus, there was plenty of closet space and beautiful glass windows with lace curtains. Bruce asked the owner how much the place cost , and the couple decided it was too much of an expense. They said, “We'll pass.”

The last house they saw looked like the perfect home for Bruce and Alice . They were in a state of complete bliss as they paced around the house. The place was very close to their jobs, and it had a gas stove and a study room, which was the perfect place for some peace and quiet. At first glance , the couple knew that this was the house for them and it put a stop to their search. The look on their faces said, “That's it, we found our house!”