Phát âm đuôi s:
Nhóm 1: p,k,f,t phát âm là /s/:
Nhóm 2: -s,-es sẽ được đọc thành /iz/ khi đuôi cuối từ vựng là các từ -s,-ss,-ch,-sh,-x,-z,-o,-ge,-ce
Nhóm 3: còn lại, phát âm là /z/:
EXERCISE 2: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
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
10. A. calls B. glasses C. smiles D. learns
11. A. schools B. yards C. labs D. seats
12. A. knives B. trees C. classes D. agrees
13. A. buses B. horses C. causes D. ties
14. A. garages B. boats C. bikes D. roofs
15. A. ships B. roads C. streets D. speaks
16. A. beliefs B. cups C. plates D. apples
17. A. books B. days C. songs D. erasers
18. A. houses B. knives C. clauses D. changes
19. A. roofs B. banks C. hills D. bats
20. A. hats B. tables C. tests D. desks
21. A. gives B. passes C. dances D. finishes
22. A. sees B. sings C. meets D. needs
23. A. seeks B. plays C. gets D. looks
24. A. tries B. receives C. teaches D. studies
25. A. says B. pays C. stays D. boys
26. A. eyes B. apples C. tables D. faces
27. A. posts B. types C. wives D. keeps
28. A. beds B. pens C. notebooks D. rulers
29. A. stools B. cards C. cabs D. forks
30. A. buses B. crashes C. bridges D. plates
31. A. proofs B. books C. points D. days
32. A. asks B. breathes C. breaths D. hopes
33. A. sees B. sports C. pools D. trains
34. A. tombs B. lamps C. brakes D. invites
35. A. books B. floors C. combs D. drums
36. A. cats B. tapes C. rides D. cooks
37. A. walks B. begins C. helps D. cuts
38. A. shoots B. grounds C. concentrates D. forests
39. A. helps B. laughs C. cooks D. finds
40. A. hours B. fathers C. dreams D. thinks
41. A. beds B. doors C. plays D. students
42. A. arms B. suits C. chairs D. boards
43. A. boxes B. classes C. potatoes D. finishes
44. A. relieves B. invents C. buys D. deals
45. A. dreams B. heals C. kills D. tasks
46. A. resources B. stages C. preserves D. focuses
47. A. carriages B. whistles C. assures D. costumes
48. A. offers B. mounts C. pollens D. swords
49. A. miles B. words C. accidents D. names
50. A. sports B. households C. minds D. Play