-S ending words
Plural and third-person -s is s after voiceless sounds (cats), z after voiced sounds (dogs), and iz after sibilants like s, z, sh, ch and j (buses). Only the third adds a syllable. Most learners default to s everywhere, which sounds noticeably foreign on words like dogs.
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The words
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-SION words
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-OUGH words
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-ATE ending words
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