Lesson 42. It's George's Birthday.

Pronouncing -s endings

Lesson 42; Part A

We use -s (or -es) endings in four different ways.

in plural nouns: Why have you got three phones on your desk?

in verbs: She phones him every day.

in possessives: Have you got Maria's phone number?

in the contractions of is and has: The phone's ringing. The film's started.

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.

	number of syllables
go goes finish finishes George George's train train's box boxes boss boss's glove gloves page pages	1 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2	It's time to go. Hit the ball and watch where it goes. When does the course finish? Do you know when the course finishes? Have you met George? It's George's birthday We're waiting for the train. The train's late again. Open the box. Open the boxes. That's the boss That's the boss's office. Is this your glove? Are these your gloves7 Which is the right page? This book's got 120 pages.

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

1 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs and nouns.

Complete these sentences with the correct forms of the verbs and nouns.

1    Let's see who finishes (finish) these (exercise) first.
2    The bar (close) when the last customer (leave).
3    Don't make (promise) you can't keep.
4    Nobody (use) a typewriter nowadays, do they?
5    My dad's so tall that when he (reach) his hand up he (touch) the ceiling.

Listen to check your answers. Check with the Key. Then listen again and repeat

2 Look at the family tree and complete the sentences.

Look at the family tree and complete the sentences.
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Example: Joyce is George 's dauther -> Joyce is George's daughter.
1    Joyce and Mike Dennis .->
2    Tom Dennis's .
3    James and Joyce Mr and Mrs Birch .->
4    Dennis George .
5    Joyce Mike Jones .

Listen to check your answers. Check with the Key. Then listen again and repeat

3 Look at the picture and answer the questions below.

Look at the picture and answer the questions below.
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Example: Whose is the hat? 1 Whose is the camera? 2 Whose are the skis? 3 Whose is the map? 4 Whose is the jacket? 5 Whose are the shoes? 6 Whose is the suitcase? Listen to check your answers.	Joyce's _______Charles's _______Rose's _______Charles's _______George's _______Jez's _______Jez's	Now complete the sentences. Example: The hat 's Joyce's 7 The camera _______'s Charles's. 8 The jacket _______'s George's. 9 The shoes _______are Jez's. 10 The skis _______are Rose's. 11 The suitcase _______is Jez's. 12 The map _______'s Charle's. Listen to check your answers. Check with the Key. Then listen and repeat.

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