Some IPA of names

[Silverobama]

swah-meez

Yes

This means both "mees" and "meez" are okay. Am I right?

[GoesStation]

This means both "mees" and "meez" are okay. Am I right?

The final sound is a /z/. As Anglophones, we see a final s that follows a vowel as representing that sound.

[Silverobama]

Hi.

This sentence is from dictionary.reference.com

Bill is anxious to get in the boss's good books.

Does this word pronounce as "bos" or "bos (pause) s"?

[GoesStation]

Bill is anxious to get in the boss's good books.

Does Is this word pronounced as "bos" or "bos (pause) s"?

Pronounce it the same as bosses. Use a schwa, not a pause, between the syllables.

[Silverobama]

Hi.

This sentence is from cambridge.org.

Did you come to any conclusions at the meeting this morning?

Is this word pronounced as "...z" or "....s"?

[GoesStation]

Hi.

This sentence is from cambridge.org.

Did you come to any conclusions at the meeting this morning?

Is this word pronounced as "...z" or "....s"?

/z/, like all plurals ending in an s that immediately follows a voiced consonant.

[Silverobama]

Hi teachers.

I read this sentence from dictionary.com.

He introduced us to his betrothed. (source: betrothed)

Is "introduced" pronounced as "...st" or "sd" in the end of its sound?

[GoesStation]

He introduced us to his betrothed. (source: betrothed)

Is "introduced" pronounced as "...st" or "sd" in the end of its sound?

/st/. Pronounce a final d like /t/ when it follows a voiceless consonant sound. "Bruised" ends in /d/ because the d follows a voiced consonant sound, /z/.

[jutfrank]

/st/. Pronounce a final d like /t/ when it follows a voiceless consonant sound. "Bruised" ends in /d/ because the d follows a voiced consonant sound, /z/.

It's more likely to be pronounced as /sd/.

Although the rule you've stated is accurate when applied to isolated words, it doesn't necessarily apply in connected speech because the sound is determined also by what follows.

In this case, since the following sound is a vowel, a voiced consonant (/d/) is produced.

[Silverobama]

Hi teachers.

Would you please show me the IPA of this word "tortoises"? Should it be "si:s" or "si:z"?