don t make this common mistake use the s
there are some really simple things that you can do to sound more like a native english speaker. one mistake english learners often make is not pronouncing the "s" at the end of a word. this can lead to confusion. for example, if you say, "i like dog", it will be interpreted as meaning that you like to eat dog meat, not that you love these cute animals as pets! in this lesson, you will learn when you should pronounce the "s" at the end of some words in order to be clear in your meaning and avoid embarrassing confusion.
quiz: http://www.engvid.com/dont-make-this-common-mistake-use-the-s/
resource page of countable & uncountable nouns: http://www.engvid.com/english-resource/countable-and-uncountable-nouns/
transcript
hi, guys. i'd like to share with you one of my pet peeves. "pet peeves" means something that other people do that make you angry. so, i am an esl teacher, and i love teaching, but something really pisses me off, something really makes me angry, and it is when people do not say the "s" at the end of words. now, i understand that this is at first a pronunciation problem, so you guys are going to go to emma's video that she made: "words ending in 's'". so, this will teach you all about the pronunciation of the word "s" at the end of words. so, www.engvid.com will give you... type in "s pronunciation", and you've got that video right there. after you watch that video, there will be no excuse. so, please, try. help me out.
and i'm going to tell you why it's so important. first example: use the "s" is if you said to someone, for example: "i like cat" or "i like dog", this means you want to say that you like dogs, cats, you think they're cute, you maybe have a couple pets. but guess what? if you say: "i like cat and i like dog", this means you like to eat them. so you don't want someone to think that you like to eat dogs or cats, now, do you? so, it's crucial (very important) that you always try to remember to put the "s". so, instead of saying: "i like cat and i like dog", we're going to say: "i like cats and i like dogs."
if it's an animal that you like, you're going to put the "s", with the exception of chicken... you can like chickens. but if you like to eat it, you're not going to put the "s". so, for example: "my favourite food is chicken." so, i would say: "i like chicken." but if i like the animal: "bawk, bawk, bawk", maybe a bit too much, i would say: "i like chickens." so, be careful. you don't want to say to someone: "i like sheep", because that just... that's a different subject.
so, the first rule that you have to remember with this is we always use an "s" with countable nouns. so, a "countable noun" means something that you can count in groups. for example: dogs, cats; one dog, two dogs, three dogs. you can count them. we have countable and uncountable nouns in english. if you're not too sure, you can reference it on www.engvid.com or you can look in a grammar book or a dictionary, and you will know if it's countable or uncountable. so, rule number one is that every countable noun will have to have an "s" if it's plural.
if you look at my example... now, i hear this all the time. i will ask someone: -"wow. cool shoes. how much were they?" -"40 dollar." and, let me see, 40 dollar, 40 dollar, what? because "dollars" are countable, you have to put the "s". so, it's not: "40 dollar", it's "40 dollars". so: "i have 5 dollars." now, if you only have one of something that's countable, that's okay, you don't need the "s". so, for example: "i have one dog." i don't put the "s". if you have one of something that's countable, you don't need the "s", but as soon as you have two, you need to put the "s".
the other words that we're going to look at are more of a grammar-based thing, but that's cool. "there were several", maybe this is a new word for you. "several" means the same as "a lot" or "many". it means more than one. so, for example, if you say: "there was... there were several dog", this doesn't make sense; because this means more than one, i have to write the "s". i say: "there were several dogs."
"i have a lot of cat". so, if you told me that you have a lot of cat, i think that you're going to invite me to eat the cat that you have, because you have a large portion of cat for me to eat. i have never eaten cat. i probably would, but i don't think you would like me to eat your cat, so you have to say: "i have a lot of cats." meow. crazy cat ladies, hello.
next one, i hear people say: "oh, my city has many tree." huh, okay. well, "many", which means the same as "a lot" or "several", again, you need the "s". so, you have to say... not "tress". "my city has many trees."
one more that's even more confusing for you guys is "too many". now, "many", and "a lot", and "several" are always positive things. okay? but "too many" is always a bad thing or a negative thing.
there are some really simple things that you can do to sound more like a native english speaker. one mistake english learners often make is not pronouncing the "s" at the end of a word. this can lead to confusion. for example, if you say, "i like dog", it will be interpreted as meaning that you like to eat dog meat, not that you love these cute animals as pets! in this lesson, you will learn when you should pronounce the "s" at the end of some words in order to be clear in your meaning and avoid embarrassing confusion.quiz: http://www.engvid.com/dont-make-this-common-mistake-use-the-s/resource page of countable & uncountable nouns: http://www.engvid.com/english-resource/countable-and-uncountable-nouns/transcripthi, guys. i'd like to share with you one of my pet peeves. "pet peeves" means something that other people do that make you angry. so, i am an esl teacher, and i love teaching, but something really pisses me off, something really makes me angry, and it is when people do not say the "s" at the end of words. now, i understand that this is at first a pronunciation problem, so you guys are going to go to emma's video that she made: "words ending in 's'". so, this will teach you all about the pronunciation of the word "s" at the end of words. so, www.engvid.com will give you... type in "s pronunciation", and you've got that video right there. after you watch that video, there will be no excuse. so, please, try. help me out.and i'm going to tell you why it's so important. first example: use the "s" is if you said to someone, for example: "i like cat" or "i like dog", this means you want to say that you like dogs, cats, you think they're cute, you maybe have a couple pets. but guess what? if you say: "i like cat and i like dog", this means you like to eat them. so you don't want someone to think that you like to eat dogs or cats, now, do you? so, it's crucial (very important) that you always try to remember to put the "s". so, instead of saying: "i like cat and i like dog", we're going to say: "i like cats and i like dogs."if it's an animal that you like, you're going to put the "s", with the exception of chicken... you can like chickens. but if you like to eat it, you're not going to put the "s". so, for example: "my favourite food is chicken." so, i would say: "i like chicken." but if i like the animal: "bawk, bawk, bawk", maybe a bit too much, i would say: "i like chickens." so, be careful. you don't want to say to someone: "i like sheep", because that just... that's a different subject.so, the first rule that you have to remember with this is we always use an "s" with countable nouns. so, a "countable noun" means something that you can count in groups. for example: dogs, cats; one dog, two dogs, three dogs. you can count them. we have countable and uncountable nouns in english. if you're not too sure, you can reference it on www.engvid.com or you can look in a grammar book or a dictionary, and you will know if it's countable or uncountable. so, rule number one is that every countable noun will have to have an "s" if it's plural.if you look at my example... now, i hear this all the time. i will ask someone: -"wow. cool shoes. how much were they?" -"40 dollar." and, let me see, 40 dollar, 40 dollar, what? because "dollars" are countable, you have to put the "s". so, it's not: "40 dollar", it's "40 dollars". so: "i have 5 dollars." now, if you only have one of something that's countable, that's okay, you don't need the "s". so, for example: "i have one dog." i don't put the "s". if you have one of something that's countable, you don't need the "s", but as soon as you have two, you need to put the "s".the other words that we're going to look at are more of a grammar-based thing, but that's cool. "there were several", maybe this is a new word for you. "several" means the same as "a lot" or "many". it means more than one. so, for example, if you say: "there was... there were several dog", this doesn't make sense; because this means more than one, i have to write the "s". i say: "there were several dogs.""i have a lot of cat". so, if you told me that you have a lot of cat, i think that you're going to invite me to eat the cat that you have, because you have a large portion of cat for me to eat. i have never eaten cat. i probably would, but i don't think you would like me to eat your cat, so you have to say: "i have a lot of cats." meow. crazy cat ladies, hello.next one, i hear people say: "oh, my city has many tree." huh, okay. well, "many", which means the same as "a lot" or "several", again, you need the "s". so, you have to say... not "tress". 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colors 123s growing up and more preschool songs from littlebabybum 19 best short english stories for kids collection infobells teaching english to kids in 5 fun steps kids vocabulary family family members tree learn english educational video for kids let s learn fractions understanding math for kids numbers counting to 10 collection vol 1 kids learn to count baby toddler songs nursery rhymes english grammar lessons for beginners and kids basic english grammar understanding counting animals song and lesson learn and teach kids preschool learn english english grammar lessons verbs and tenses learning english lessons children talking pen with books magic talking pen learn english arabic chinese korean french articles a an the english grammar lesson garbage truck abc and colors for kids binkie tv lamborghini cop gets pulled over by michigan state police learn grammar negative questions in english how to learn grammar any grammar learn the future progressive tense in english grammar learn to use reported speech in english learn continuous tenses in english the easy way turn nouns verbs into adjectives irregular verbs in english groups 1 2 irregular verbs in english group 3 english grammar fix your double negatives don t make this common mistake use the s english grammar auxiliary verbs be do have learn english grammar superlative adjectives wish hope what s the difference english grammar must have to what s the difference between get take learn opposites part 8 100 opposite words for childrens animated educational video for kids teaching english for 7 9 year old children english conversation level 1 to 10 learning english for children english for kids 5 buccaneers vs patriots week 4 highlights nfl 2021 speaking cartoon 45 minutes kids dialogues easy conversation learn english for kids speaking story 50 minutes kids cartoon dialogues easy conversation learn english for kids live english class my house 5 and 6 year old children teacher training mark kulek esl kids 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english language games tutitu language learning english to spanish inglés a español short stories for kids english story collection 10 short stories for children lasha talakhadze smashes all three world records in men s 109kg class tokyo olympics nbc sports singular plural for kids learn english diy candle hacks to light up your life interior home decor ideas with candles smile club english school 2012 introduction video teach kid to speak english part 8 english speaking with kids video 22 kids vocabulary old action verbs action words learn english for kids educational video first words 9 spider learning 6 bug names learn english kids matt vs spider teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons how to teach your child to read english fast fluent best english phonics reading methods for kids learning songs abcs colors 123s growing up and more preschool songs from littlebabybum 19 best short english stories for kids collection infobells teaching english to kids in 5 fun steps kids vocabulary family family members tree learn english educational video for kids let s learn fractions understanding math for kids numbers counting to 10 collection vol 1 kids learn to count baby toddler songs nursery rhymes english grammar lessons for beginners and kids basic english grammar understanding counting animals song and lesson learn and teach kids preschool learn english english grammar lessons verbs and tenses learning english lessons children talking pen with books magic talking pen learn english arabic chinese korean french articles a an the english grammar lesson garbage truck abc and colors for kids binkie tv lamborghini cop gets pulled over by michigan state police there are some really simple things that you can do to sound more like a native english speaker. one mistake english learners often make is not pronouncing the "s" at the end of a word. this can lead to confusion. for example, if you say, "i like dog", it will be interpreted as meaning that you like to eat dog meat, not that you love these cute animals as pets! in this lesson, you will learn when you should pronounce the "s" at the end of some words in order to be clear in your meaning and avoid embarrassing confusion.
quiz: http://www.engvid.com/dont-make-this-common-mistake-use-the-s/
resource page of countable & uncountable nouns: http://www.engvid.com/english-resource/countable-and-uncountable-nouns/
transcript
hi, guys. i'd like to share with you one of my pet peeves. "pet peeves" means something that other people do that make you angry. so, i am an esl teacher, and i love teaching, but something really pisses me off, something really makes me angry, and it is when people do not say the "s" at the end of words. now, i understand that this is at first a pronunciation problem, so you guys are going to go to emma's video that she made: "words ending in 's'". so, this will teach you all about the pronunciation of the word "s" at the end of words. so, www.engvid.com will give you... type in "s pronunciation", and you've got that video right there. after you watch that video, there will be no excuse. so, please, try. help me out.
and i'm going to tell you why it's so important. first example: use the "s" is if you said to someone, for example: "i like cat" or "i like dog", this means you want to say that you like dogs, cats, you think they're cute, you maybe have a couple pets. but guess what? if you say: "i like cat and i like dog", this means you like to eat them. so you don't want someone to think that you like to eat dogs or cats, now, do you? so, it's crucial (very important) that you always try to remember to put the "s". so, instead of saying: "i like cat and i like dog", we're going to say: "i like cats and i like dogs."
if it's an animal that you like, you're going to put the "s", with the exception of chicken... you can like chickens. but if you like to eat it, you're not going to put the "s". so, for example: "my favourite food is chicken." so, i would say: "i like chicken." but if i like the animal: "bawk, bawk, bawk", maybe a bit too much, i would say: "i like chickens." so, be careful. you don't want to say to someone: "i like sheep", because that just... that's a different subject.
so, the first rule that you have to remember with this is we always use an "s" with countable nouns. so, a "countable noun" means something that you can count in groups. for example: dogs, cats; one dog, two dogs, three dogs. you can count them. we have countable and uncountable nouns in english. if you're not too sure, you can reference it on www.engvid.com or you can look in a grammar book or a dictionary, and you will know if it's countable or uncountable. so, rule number one is that every countable noun will have to have an "s" if it's plural.
if you look at my example... now, i hear this all the time. i will ask someone: -"wow. cool shoes. how much were they?" -"40 dollar." and, let me see, 40 dollar, 40 dollar, what? because "dollars" are countable, you have to put the "s". so, it's not: "40 dollar", it's "40 dollars". so: "i have 5 dollars." now, if you only have one of something that's countable, that's okay, you don't need the "s". so, for example: "i have one dog." i don't put the "s". if you have one of something that's countable, you don't need the "s", but as soon as you have two, you need to put the "s".
the other words that we're going to look at are more of a grammar-based thing, but that's cool. "there were several", maybe this is a new word for you. "several" means the same as "a lot" or "many". it means more than one. so, for example, if you say: "there was... there were several dog", this doesn't make sense; because this means more than one, i have to write the "s". i say: "there were several dogs."
"i have a lot of cat". so, if you told me that you have a lot of cat, i think that you're going to invite me to eat the cat that you have, because you have a large portion of cat for me to eat. i have never eaten cat. i probably would, but i don't think you would like me to eat your cat, so you have to say: "i have a lot of cats." meow. crazy cat ladies, hello.
next one, i hear people say: "oh, my city has many tree." huh, okay. well, "many", which means the same as "a lot" or "several", again, you need the "s". so, you have to say... not "tress". "my city has many trees."
one more that's even more confusing for you guys is "too many". now, "many", and "a lot", and "several" are always positive things. okay? but "too many" is always a bad thing or a negative thing.