Cover of the textbook Speakout Starter - Students' Book

The key answer of exercise 9

The key to exercise solutions in chapter Consolidation 2 - Favourites for the textbook Speakout Starter - Students' Book with authors Frances Eales and Steve Oakes from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Underline sixteen examples of the letter s in the sentences.
  2. How is the s pronounced in each word? Write /s/ or /z/. Use the rules in Exercise 8C to help.

Answer

a)

  1. My son lives near the sea and the mountains.
  2. The lamps and the clocks are in the rooms near the beds.
  3. Can I have six eggs, please?
  4. Sue emails her parents on Sundays.

b)

  1. /s/
  2. /z/
  3. /s/
  4. /z/
  5. /s/
  6. /s/
  7. /z/
  8. /z/
  9. /s/
  10. /z/
  11. /z/
  12. /s/
  13. /z/
  14. /s/
  15. /s/
  16. /z/