The (s) at he end
The possessive singular of all English nouns, regardless of spelling, is formed by adding -'s: cross's ( pronounced just like the plural crosses).================================================================Many people will add 's to words that end in -s, it is not always correct and never correct for words ending in -ss. The general rule is that only an apostrophe is added to words ending in -s, -z or -x. Again, for plural words ending in -s just add the apostrophe.-'s is normally only added to words that end in -s where the -s is silent, e.g.Arkansas's new Governor; Illinois's former Governor; the Marine Corps's policy.
The S is silent.
Which letter is silent in the word debris? The "s" is not pronounced.
Silly
You can find a silent s in French when:- it is at the end of words, (most often as a plural mark);- when the 's' is the mark of a verb ending in conjugations;
Some examples of words with silent "s" are "island," "aisle," "debris," and "apricot."
The two states are Arkansas and Illinois. The "s" at the end is silent in their pronunciation.
Some words with a silent S:AisleAproposArkansasBourgeoisChamoisChassisDebrisHors d'oeuvresIllinoisIslandIslePrecisRendezvous
Some small words that end with 's' are:isasushashisgasitsbuswasthis
silent letters
like 'groh' and use a guttural noise on the 'r' (like all other french words with rs )
The (s) at he end
It's pronounced 'mayzon lahfeet' - the 's' at the end of 'maisons' is silent.
Some words that begin with S and end with W are:sallowSawscarecrowscowscrewseesawsewshowshrewsowspewswallow
Some words that start with S and end with B are:sahibscabscarabscrubshrubslabslobsnobsnubsobspareribspiderwebsquabstabstubsubsuburbsuccumbsuperbswab
The possessive singular of all English nouns, regardless of spelling, is formed by adding -'s: cross's ( pronounced just like the plural crosses).================================================================Many people will add 's to words that end in -s, it is not always correct and never correct for words ending in -ss. The general rule is that only an apostrophe is added to words ending in -s, -z or -x. Again, for plural words ending in -s just add the apostrophe.-'s is normally only added to words that end in -s where the -s is silent, e.g.Arkansas's new Governor; Illinois's former Governor; the Marine Corps's policy.