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The key answer of exercise 4

The key to exercise solutions in chapter Vocabulary in action 1 for the textbook Wider World 3 - Student's Book with authors Carolyn Barraclough and Suzanne Gaynor from Pearson Education

Question

Listen and decide how s is pronounced in each word. Write the word in the correct column.

Answer

/s/

  • gadgets
  • helmets
  • tablets
  • tricks

/z/

  • earphones
  • hours
  • novels
  • photos
  • plugs
  • reporters

The plural ending s in nous is pronounced /z/ if the preceding sound is a vowel, a voiced consonant or an: /l/, /m/, /n/, /ŋ/, /r/, /w/, /j/ sound.

The s is pronounced /s/ if the preceding sound is a devoiced consonant.

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