The Analysis of Students’ Pronunciation Abilities of the Words Ending With “ed” and “es” in Second Grade Students at SMA Plus Binabangsa Pekanbaru

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The purpose of this study is to analyze the pronunciation of the word ending with
“ed” and “es” in second grade students at SMA Plus Binabangsa Pekanbaru. There
are several questions contained in this study. Firstly, does the student have difficulty
in pronuncing the words given the suffix “ed” to make the sounds “d”,” t”, and “id.”
Secondly, does the student have difficulty in pronouncing the words given the “es”
suffix to determine which sounds are “s”, “z”, and “iz.” This type of research is
Qualitative Analysis. The subject of this research is the students of class XI in SMA
Plus Binabangsa Pekanbaru. In this study, the researchers only take a sample of one
class. Sample used in this research is as many as 18 students taken from 59
populations. In the data collection, the researcher uses two instruments, namely
document data and interviews conducted on teachers and some students. Document
data obtained from the teacher training results of students in the pronunciation of
words ending with "ed" and "es." Then the data in the document is analyzed using an
online application called PRAAT. Praat is an online application that can measure the
pronunciation of the students when saying the words to be assessed. Then after the
results obtained the assessment then analyzed to answer the first and second questions
in this study. Then after the answers obtained from the first question and the two
researchers, they are strengthened by results of research by citing the content of
interviews that have been done to teachers and second graders in SMA Plus
Binabangsa Pekanbaru. Furthermore, researchers can answer the third question is the
factor factors that cause students to feel difficult in pronunciation of words that are
ending “ed” and “es”. The conclusion of this research is to know students' ability to
pronounce words with “ed” and “es” suffix. Because basically English learning is
only done in general, all aspects are combined into one. Nothing specific, for
instance, in a classroom teachers does not have a special hour to teach students only
about pronunciation, but all aspects such as reading, writing, and pronouncing a word
are integrated.

Keywords: pronouncing words ability, words ending with –ed (Suffix ed),
words ending with –es (Suffix es).

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