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Blueclown Posted 21 years ago
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choose the word whose underlined part is differently pronouned
1.a.houses b.crises c.oases d. analyses
all of these words have an S at the end . I can't discriminate .
2.a. shoes b . pens c. letters d. parks
3.a. works b. thanks c. jogs d. puts
4. a. products b. ads c. billboards d. displays
5. a . helps b. cooks c. laughs d. finds
6. a. mouths b. clothes c. booths d. maths
please help me
all of these words have an S at the end . I can't discriminate .
2.a. shoes b . pens c. letters d. parks
3.a. works b. thanks c. jogs d. puts
4. a. products b. ads c. billboards d. displays
5. a . helps b. cooks c. laughs d. finds
6. a. mouths b. clothes c. booths d. maths
please help me
Top answer
1-- b, c, d are Latin plurals, pronounce /-si:z/. 2 through 5-- you should be able to solve these just by saying the words, blueclown: are they sounded like /s/ or /z/ ? 6-- this one is unfair, as some of these words are pronounced both ways (/s/ and /z/) by native speakers.
- 1-- b, c, d are Latin plurals, pronounce /-si:z/.
- 2 through 5-- you should be able to solve these just by saying the words, blueclown: are they sounded like /s/ or /z/ ?
- 6-- this one is unfair, as some of these words are pronounced both ways (/s/ and /z/) by native speakers.
- Clothes is the only one whose ending is consistently pronounced /z/.
- PS: Thanks for the greeting card!
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1-- b, c, d are Latin plurals, pronounce /-si:z/.
2 through 5-- you should be able to solve these just by saying the words, blueclown: are they sounded like /s/ or /z/ ?
6-- this one is unfair, as some of these words are pronounced both ways (/s/ and /z/) by native speakers. Clothes is the only one whose ending is consistently pronounced /z/.
PS: Th
2 through 5-- you should be able to solve these just by saying the words, blueclown: are they sounded like /s/ or /z/ ?
6-- this one is unfair, as some of these words are pronounced both ways (/s/ and /z/) by native speakers. Clothes is the only one whose ending is consistently pronounced /z/.
PS: Th
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