Lesson 42. It's George's Birthday.
Pronouncing -s endings
Lesson 42; Part A
We use -s (or -es) endings in four different ways.
| |
When we add an -s (or -es) ending to a word, the number of syllables in the word sometimes stays the same. Listen. day I'm staying for a day. (1 syllable) days I'm staying for two days. (1 syllable) | |
But sometimes we add an extra syllable to the pronunciation. Listen. match Have you got a match? (1 syllable) matches Have you got any matches (2 syllables) |
Lesson 42; Part B
Listen and notice the number of syllables in the words on the left.
The rule is that we add an extra syllable if the last sound in the word is one of these: /s//z//r//3//t∫//d3/ If the last sound is a vowel, or any other consonant, the number of syllables stays the same. Note: We don't contract is or has after /s//z//r//3//t∫//d3/. Listen. | |||||||
The food's good. The service is good. The game's started. The match has started. |
Exercises
| Lesson 41 Lesson 42 Lesson 43 | |
Online футбол для всех! Здесь вы всегда найдете расписание футбольных трансляций самых разных турниров на ближайшие дни, а также спортивные результаты.