Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions
Question:
Mark the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest: likeSreadSbookSstopS
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A.
likeS -
B.
readS -
C.
bookS -
D.
stopS
Reference explanation:
Correct answer: GET
Knowledge: Pronounce “-s”
The “-s/es” ending is pronounced:
– /s/ when words end in soundless consonants: /θ/, /p/, /k/, /f/, /t/.
– /ɪz/ when the word ends with the sounds: /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/, /ʒ/, /dʒ/.
– /z/ when words end in vowels and the remaining consonants
A. likeS /laɪks/
B. readS /riːdz/
C. bookS /bʊks/
D. stopS /stɒps/
The underlined part of answer B is pronounced /z/, the rest is pronounced /s/.
The answer to choose is: GET
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