Consonants-s / -esDifficulty: A2
The ending is /s/ after a voiceless sound, /z/ after a voiced sound, and /ɪz/ after sibilant sounds.
Examples
cats /s/ · dogs /z/ · buses /ɪz/
Other pronunciations and limits
Choose by the final sound of the base word, not its last letter.
Example sentence
She packs bags and washes dishes.