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Complete the rules  

a) If a noun ends with the sounds 

“s ”   is pronounced:

 /s/ , 

 /z/ , 

 / ̂z/ 

b) If a noun ends with any other voicel

sound  , the final “s ”   is pronounce

 /s/ , 

 /z/ , 

 / ̂z/ 

c) If a noun ends with any other voi

sound  or a   vowelsound,

pronounced: 

 /s/ , 

 /z/ , 

 / ̂z/ 

, the final

ess consonant

: 

ed consonant

the final “s ”   is

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