He gives her chocolates and roses on

Valentines Day
Gives/Valentines
Chocolates
Roses

[s]
Voiceless sounds

Weeps
Bits
Backs
Briefs
Baths

[z]
Voiced Sounds or
ee or ea sound
Webs
Beds
Bags
Bells
Jars
Straws
Limbs
Fans
Doves
Delays
Sees
Teas

[z]
Sibilant Sounds

Watches
Washes
Judges
Garages
Slices
Blazes

What sounds?
Cats and Caves
[S] and [Z]
Cabs and Caps
[Z] and [S]

Badges and Stones

[IZ] and [Z]

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[S]

Elements
Carrots
Drinks

[Z]

Peppers
Seeds
Foods
Peas
Lentils
Cucumbers

[IZ]

Mixes
Spices
Dishes

Fan
Tip
Computer
Rush
Maze
Table
Book
Scratch
Carrot
Give
Phone
Map

[Z]
[S]
[Z]
[IZ]
[IZ]
[Z]
[S]
[IZ]
[S]
[Z]
[Z]
[S]

[s]
Voiceless sounds that cause s endings to be pronounced as
[s] include:
[p], [t], [k], [f], []

Examples:
weeps [wips]
bits [bts]
backs [bks]
briefs [briyfs]
baths [bs]

[z]
Voiced sounds that cause s endings to be pronounced as [z] include:
[b], [d], [g], [l], [r], [w], [m], [n], [v], [y]
Examples:
webs [wbz]
beds [bdz]
bags [bgz]
bells [blz]
jars [jrz]
straws [strwz]
limbs [lmz]
fans [fnz]
doves [dvz]
delays [dleyz]

[z]
Voiced Sounds that cause s endings to be pronounced with
an additional syllable [z] include:
[t], [], [d], [s], [z]
Most words that have es endings
Examples:
will be pronounced with [IZ].

watches [wa tz]

washes [wa z]
judges [d dz]
slices [slai sz]
blazes [bley zz]

For example: bridges, matches,

catches.
However, there are words that end in
es that arent pronounced with [IZ].
For example: tomatoes, guidelines,
apes, Valentines
*Remember to always look at
the last sound before the s
ending*