FIND THE WORD WITH THE DIFFERENTLY PRONOUNCED
UNDERLINED PART
1. A. arrived
B. believed
C. received
D. hoped
2. A. opened
B. knocked
C. played
D. occurred
3. A. rubbed
B. tugged
C. stopped
D. filled
4. A. dimmed
B. travelled
C. passed
D. stirred
5. A. tipped
B. begged
C. quarrelled
D. carried
6. A. tried
B. obeyed
C. cleaned
D. asked
7. A. packed
B. added
C. worked
D. pronounced
8. A. watched
B. phoned
C. referred
D. followed
9. A. agreed
B. succeeded
C. smiled
D. loved
10. A. laughed
B. washed
C. helped
D. weighed
1.
2.
3.
4.
PRONUNICATION RULE FOR ‘ED’ ENDING
/ɪd/ after /t, d/
/t/ after voiceless consonants (except /t/): /p, k, f, ʃ, s, tʃ, θ/
/d/ after voiced consonants (except/d/): / ð, b, v, z, ʒ, dʒ, g, m, n, ŋ, l/
Ajectives ending in–ed are pronounced /ɪd/: naked, wicked, sacred, winged,
learned
FIND THE WORD WITH THE DIFFERENTLY PRONOUNCED
UNDERLINED PART
1.
A. skims
B. works
C. sits
D. laughs
2.
A. fixes
B. pushes
C. misses
D. goes
3.
A. cries
B. buzzes
C. studies
D. supplies
4.
A. holds
B. notes
C. replies
D. sings
5.
A. keeps
B. gives
C. cleans
D. prepares
6.
A. runs
B. fills
C. draws
D. catches
7.
A. drops
B. kicks
C. sees
D. hopes
8.
A. types
B. knocks
C. changes
D. wants
9.
A. drinks
B. rides
C. travels
D. leaves
B. glasses
C. smiles
D. learns
10. A. calls
PRONUNICATION RULE FOR ‘S’ AND ‘ES’ ENDINGS
Plural or third person verb endings are pronounced as follows:
1. /ɪz/ after verbs or nouns ending in hissing sounds (sibilants) /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /tʃ/, /dʒ/
2. /s/ after verbs or nouns ending in voiceless consonants /p/, /k/, /f/, /θ/, /t/
3. /z/ after verbs or nouns ending in voiced consonants
1. A. coughs
2. A. signs
3. A. walks
4. A. wishes
5. A. grasses
6. A. desks
7. A. pens
8. A. dips
9. A. miles
10. A. mends
11. A. repeats
12. A. humans
13. A. manages
14. A. dishes
15. A. fills
16. A. wants
17. A. books
18. A. biscuits
19. A. knees
20. A. cups
21. A. houses
22. A. schools
23. A. names
24. A. nights
25. A. pens
26. A. shakes
27. A. describes
28. A. faces
29. A. presidents
30. A. sweets
B. sings
B. profits
B. steps
B. practices
B. stretches
B. maps
B. books
B. deserts
B. attends
B. develops
B. classmates
B. dreams
B. laughs
B. oranges
B. adds
B. books
B. dogs
B. magazines
B. peas
B. stamps
B. faces
B. yards
B. lives
B. days
B. markers
B. nods
B. tools
B. houses
B. begs
B. watches
C. stops
C. becomes
C. shuts
C. introduces
C. comprises
C. plants
C. phones
C. books
C. drifts
C. values
C. amuses
C. concerts
C. photographs
C. experiences
C. stirs
C. stops
C. cats
C. newspapers
C. trees
C. books
C. hates
C. labs
C. dances
C. years
C. books
C. waves
C. house
C. horses
C. words
C. dishes
D. sleeps
D. survives
D. plays
D. leaves
D. potatoes
D. chairs
D. tables
D. camels
D. glows
D. equals
D. attacks
D. songs
D. makes
D. chores
D. lets
D. sends
D. maps
D. vegetables
D. niece
D. pens
D. places
D. seats
D. tables
D. weekends
D. rulers
D. bends
D. chairs
D. passes
D. bathes
D. boxes