Question:
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: depress, establish, exhaust, influenc
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A.
depress -
B.
establish -
C.
exhaust -
D.
influenc
Reference explanation:
Correct answer:
1. The ed ending is pronounced/read as /id/ when the verb ends in the sound /t/ or /d/.
2. The ending ed is pronounced/read as /t/ when the verb ends in /s/, /f/, /p/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/, /k/.
3. The ed ending is pronounced/read as /d/ is the rest of the cases
The underlined part of answer C is pronounced /id/, the rest is pronounced /t/
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