Pick the word whose underlined part from the other three in pronunciation: laughs, drops, maintain, imports

A. laughs /lɑːfs/

B. drops /drɒps/

C. maintain /meɪnˈteɪnz/

D. imports /ˈɪmpɔːts/

Rule 1: Pronounce /s/ when ending in -k, -p, -f., -t

EX: stops [stops] works [wə:ks]

Rule 2: Pronounce /iz/ when it ends in -s,-ss,-ch,-sh,-x,-z,-o,-ge,-ce

EX: misses /misiz/ ; watches [wochiz]

Rule 3: Pronounce /z/ for the rest of the words

EX: study – studies; supply-supplies…..