Blacken the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each question
Question:
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three: watchesbrushesindicatespossesses
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A.
watches -
B.
brushes -
C.
indicates -
D.
possesses
Reference explanation:
Correct answer:
– When to pronounce s, es, ‘s is /s/? Pronounced /s/ when the word ends in -p, -f, -k, -t sounds.
– When to pronounce s, es, ‘s is /iz/? Pronounced /iz/ when using words -s, -ss, -z, -o, -ge, -ce, -ch, -sh.
– When to pronounce s, es, ‘s is /z/? Pronounce /z/ with the rest of the words.
Answer C is pronounced /s/
The remaining answers are pronounced /iz/
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