Practice 2: Pronunciation SVIP

Listen and repeat.

Listen to the words below and put them in the correct columns in the table below.

Now complete the rules.

If a verb in third person singular ends with the sounds /s/ - /z/ - /ʃ/ - /ʧ/ - /ʒ/ - /ʤ/, the final 's' is pronounced: .

Now complete the rules.

If a verb in third person singular ends with any other voiceless consonant sound /p/ - /t/ - /k/ - /f/ - /θ/, the final 's' is pronounced: .

Now complete the rules:

If a verb in third person singular ends with any other voiced consonant sound /b/ - /d/ - /g/ - /v/ - /ð/ - /l/ - /m/ - /n/ - /ŋ/ or a vowel sound, the final 's' is pronounced: .

Work out how these -s/es sounds are pronounced?

1. remembers

2. rises

3. watches

Work out how these -s/es sounds are pronounced?

4. expects

5. kisses

6. drives

Listen to the verbs and tick (✔) the correct box.

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Choose the correct pronunciation.