{"id":21741,"date":"2023-08-14T08:00:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T13:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=21741"},"modified":"2024-07-16T14:20:43","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T19:20:43","slug":"how-to-pronounce-sts-at-the-end-of-english-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/how-to-pronounce-sts-at-the-end-of-english-words\/","title":{"rendered":"How to pronounce -STS at the end of English words?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IAQ8C9v1NhA?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large green\" href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/american-english-pronunciation-course-and-shadowing-with-shayna\/\"><strong>Improve your pronunciation FAST!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One student said she has difficulty with \u2013STS at the end of words, as in costs and guests \u2013 how can she pronounce it better?<\/p>\n<p>Well, the way I do it is while making the SSS sound, I just quickly touch my tongue to the back of my teeth to interrupt the S and make a tiny T sound.<\/p>\n<p>When speaking fast, we only hear a tiny hint of the T. In fact, sometimes it just turns into a long \u2013SSS sound!<\/p>\n<p>Here are some examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>costs &#8211; It costs forty dollars.<\/li>\n<li>guests &#8211; We\u2019re guests at this hotel.<\/li>\n<li>scientists &#8211; The scientists made a discovery.<\/li>\n<li>tests &#8211; I have two tests tomorrow.<\/li>\n<li>wrists &#8211; My wrists hurt.<\/li>\n<li>trusts &#8211; He trusts you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hope this helps \u2013 thanks for watching and I\u2019ll talk to you tomorrow!<\/p>\n<div class=\"alert\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Speak English More Naturally &amp; Confidently:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/american-english-pronunciation-course-and-shadowing-with-shayna\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-20011\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pronunciation-1024x773.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pronunciation-1024x773.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pronunciation-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pronunciation-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pronunciation.png 1282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large blue\" href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/american-english-pronunciation-course-and-shadowing-with-shayna\/\"><strong>Learn more &amp; Sign up<\/strong><\/a><\/center><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Improve your pronunciation FAST! 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