How do you pronounce 's in prince's? Is it /z/ or /s/?

Search from various English teachers...

Hoon.

Jul 16, 2015 3:19 AM

Personally I pronounce "prince's" with a soft /z/, but it may be up to personally preference.

July 16, 2015

It's has to be a /z/ sound. We have no choice in this matter. 'Princes' is pronounced /'prinsiz/ with the stress on the first syllable. 'Princess' is pronounced /prin'ses/ with the stress on the second syllable. For the native speaker, these are very different words. Practise them and see.

July 16, 2015

Still haven’t found your answers?

Write down your questions and let the native speakers help you!