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Answer for exercise 1

The solution for exercise 1 in chapter 8.1 - Treasure hunt of Speakout Pre-Intermediate - Students' Book by Antonia Clare and J. J. Wilson

Question

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  3. Underline each example of the letter 's' in the words in bold in the questionnaire. How many ways is it pronounced? Listen and check.
  4. How do you say the letter 's' in these words: measure, earns, tips, profession, credit cards, lends, imposter, souvenir?

Answer

c)

  • cash → kæʃ
  • notes → nəʊts
  • coins → kɔɪnz
  • invested → ɪn'vestɪd
  • bills → bɪlz
  • possessions → pə'zeʃnz
  • treasure → 'treʒə

d)

  • measure → 'meʒə
  • earnsɝ:nz
  • tips → tɪps
  • profession → prə'feʃn
  • credit cards → kredɪt kɑ:dz
  • lends → lendz
  • imposter → ɪm'pɒs
  • souvenir → ,su:və'nɪə
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