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Comes syllables
Comes has 1 syllable: KUHMZ.
- KUHMZkʌmz
KUMZ, one syllable. The o is the short "u" of "cup", exactly as in "come", and the s is a z — it does not rhyme with "homes" or "combs".
The final -s is pronounced as a z because the sound before it is voiced.
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Comes in a sentence
- The bus comes every twenty minutes until midnight.
- When it comes to cooking, he is hopeless.
Read either sentence into the recorder above. The check judges only the target word, so the rest of the sentence can be rough.
What Speakeroo listens for
These are the pronunciation patterns from Speakeroo’s speech feature catalog that this target tends to expose. The check above reports the ones it hears.
- Final -s ending unclearUse the correct /s/, /z/ or /ɪz/ ending and keep it audible.
- Final consonant devoicedKeep the vocal folds vibrating through voiced endings such as /b/, /d/, /g/ and /z/.
- Consonant cluster reducedBuild the cluster one sound at a time without deleting a member.
- Extra vowel after a consonantFinish directly on the consonant instead of adding a vowel.
Questions
How do you pronounce comes?
Comes is pronounced /ˈkʌmz/, or KUHMZ in plain letters. It has one syllable.
How many syllables are in comes?
One. Comes is a single syllable: KUHMZ.
How do you use comes in a sentence?
The bus comes every twenty minutes until midnight. When it comes to cooking, he is hopeless.
How is the ending of comes pronounced?
The final -s is pronounced as a z because the sound before it is voiced.
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