PRONUNCIATION: -s and -es plural endings
Just as the 3rd person present simple endings, the -s and -es plural endings have 3 pronunciations: /z/, /s/ and /Iz/. Listen and repeat the family names. Pay attention to the /z/, /s/ and /Iz/ sounds.
Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA
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Simpsons /z/
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Scotts /s/
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Joneses /Iz/
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Exercise 1
What does each family take to the picnic? Match the words below with each box. Listen to the pronunciation of each word, the sound of the -s and -es endings matches the family names.
Three baskets. Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA
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1 bowls 2 cups 3 cheeses 4 dishes 5 eggs 6 forks 7 handkerchiefs 8 herbs 9 juices 10 knives 11 plates 12 salads 13 sandwiches 14 sausages 15 spoons 16 tomatoes |
Ana Losada e José Luis Murado.CC BY-SA
Exercise 2
Here you have some more plural words.
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1 watches 2 shoes 3 shirts 4 scarves 5 sandals 6 pubs 7 oranges 8 gloves 9 dogs 10 cards 11 cats 12 buses 13 brushes 14 boxes |
Do they end in /s/, /z/ or /Iz/? Listen to them and put them in the corresponding column.
Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA
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/s/ |
/z/ |
/Iz/ |
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