S at the end of a word

Pronunciation

Word choice: crossing, drive, ride, tour

USAGE NOTES

Crossing is a short journey on a boat or ship which goes from one side of a sea, lake, or other area of water to the other side: The ferry (= паром) crossing is not difficult, none of us are sea-sick.

Drive is a journey in a car: a 12 hour / 15 minutes drive; go for a drive means you drive somewhere, just for enjoyment.

Ride is short journey in a vehicle, such as a car, a bus, a bicycle or a horse. Go for a ride means you ride somewhere just for enjoyment.

Tour is a planned journey during which a politician, entertainer, or sport team visit several different places usually within a fixed period of time: The king is leaving for a six-week tour of Australia and New Zealand.

(Longman Activator Language Dictionary)

Ex. 10. Complete the sentences with the words from the Ex. 9. Listen and check.

1. There is a volleyball team on _______ and they want hotel accommodation.

2. Why not hire (= арендовать) a car and go for _______ in the country.

3. The _______ on the ferry is very rough [rʌf] (= бурный).

4. The six-hour _______ is worth if to spend the weekend in the country.

5. Do you want to go for a _______?

6. Planning has already begun for the next year rugby _______ by the Fijians.

This applies to the third person singular (he, she, it + Present Simple verb) and to plural nouns.

1. If the word ends in [s], [z], [ʃ], [ʤ], [ʧ]

the final -s is pronounced [iz]:

misses	buses	coaches	places
manages	dishes	sizes	travelers

2. If the word ends in [p], [t], [k], [f], [θ]

the final -s is pronounced [s]:

3. If the word ends in [b], [d], [g], [v], [ð], [l], [m], [n], [η] or any vowel sound, the final -s is pronounced [z]:

cabs	hills	goes	bananas
leads	comes	strangers	areas
bags	earns	hires	sees
leaves	songs	monkeys	tours
breathes	news	plays	CVs

Ex. 11. Listen to and read the words aloud. Then organize them into 3 columns, according to their final sound.

1) [iz] 2) [s] 3) [z]

means, hours, shops, heats, earns, closes, cheques, rinks, places, things, minutes, wants, customs, guidebooks, ideas, realizes, advantages, beaches, discovers, city-dwellers, enjoys, resorts, sunbathes, walks, valleys, areas, tours, rings, sights, hotels, types, years, mountains, strangers, rucksacks, suitcases, seas, camps, addresses, dishes, facilities, taxis.

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