Pronunciation
practice exercises
by
Viv Quarry (www.vivquarry.com)
1. Final 's'
Put the following words in the correct columns according to the sound of the plural or third person 's':
Cheques, girls, places, boys, lives, hours, earns, products, damages, loves, minutes, closes, graduates, lessons, wants, messages, hates, cooks, sandwiches, things, James's, faces, paints, phrases
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Type 1 /S/ (8 words) |
Type 2 /Z/ (8 words) |
Type 3 /IZ/ (8 words) |
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1. Final 'ed'
Put the following words in the correct columns according to the sound of the adjective or regular past 'ed':
opened, danced, looked, covered, boasted, laughed, pointed, listened, stopped, screamed, wanted, shouted, played, asked, delighted, amazed, naked, placed, wasted, pleased, packed, reiterated, drained, tripped
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Type 1 /T/ (8 words) |
Type 2 /D/ (8 words) |
Type 3 /ID/ (8 words) |
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