The final /s/ voiced or voiceless

Hi,

Is there a rule in received pronunciation to know whether the final /s/ of a word is voiced or voiceless?

Thanks.

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Originally Posted by angel-girl1

Is there a rule in received pronunciation to know whether the final /s/ of a word is voiced or voiceless?

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The third person -s and the plural suffix -s are pronounced /s/ when they follow an unvoiced sound and /-z/ when they follow a voiced sound.

Thanks.

So, eggs is /egz/ But, in the following link it is pronounced as /egs/

Pronunciation of eggs - how to pronounce eggs correctly.

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Originally Posted by angel-girl1

So, eggs is /egz/ But, in the following link it is pronounced as /egs/

Pronunciation of eggs - how to pronounce eggs correctly.

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That is not a very natural pronunciation.

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Originally Posted by 5jj

The third person -s and the plural suffix -s are pronounced /s/ when they follow an unvoiced sound and /-z/ when they follow a voiced sound.

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What if the final /s/ is preceded by a vowel?
Is it always pronounced as /z/?

Yes. Vowels are voiced sounds.

:up: In the terms of the OP, /s/ is always unvoiced. The letter 's' may sometimes be voiced; in that case it's not /s/, it's /z/.

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