1. There are three ways to pronounce the words ending with -s:
- [s] after a voiceless sound such as k, f, p, t, or θ (voiceless sound produces no vibration of vocal chords): cats, hats, weeks
- [z] after a voiced sound such as ð, b, d, g, j, l, m, n, <span>ŋ, r, v, w </span>(voiced sound produces vibration of vocal chords): dogs, gloves, wolves, lives
- [ɪz] after these sounds: [tʃ], [dʒ], [s], [z] (because it would be impossible to pronounce such plural words without an additional sound [ɪ]: cockroaches, watches, bridges, buses, traces, blazes
2. There are three ways to pronounce the words ending with -d:
- [d] after a voiced sound except for d, such as ð, b, g, j, l, m, n, ŋ, r, v, w (voiced sound produces vibration of vocal chords): stayed, raised, moved, returned
- [t] after a voiceless sound except for t, such as k, f, p, or θ (voiceless sound produces no vibration of vocal chords): stopped, watched, coughed, finished
- [ɪd] after d or t: departed, dated, attended, ended
Answer:
C because it's examining you
Answer:
A. The steamboat
Explanation:
Mark Twain's story of learning to be a navigator of a steamboat on the Mississippi River in his initial years. It penetrates into the differences in judgment concerning the river he found after becoming a steamboat pilot. In reality, it shows the presence versus the tale of the noble, Great Mississippi revealing uncertainty under the mesmerizing charm that could only be found by getting to the river itself.
