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English for Tourism & Hospitality (102) by Prof. Adel AlSheikh

Choose the right pronunciation of the 's' or 'es:
1) In the past there were only sailing boats (a) /s/ (b)

/z/ (c) /iz/.
2) John's (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/ father is a cook. He

wears (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/ his chef's (a) /s/ (b) /z/
(c) /iz/ hat.

3) Mary is good at doing quizzes (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c)
/iz/, she likes (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/ to get high
marks (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/.

4) There have been so many calls (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c)
/iz/, today that Ann is exhausted.

5) A librarian reads (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/, a lot of
books(a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/; he also classifies (a) /s/
(b) /z/ (c) /iz/ them.

6) Tour guides (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/, help tourists (a)
/s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/ in many ways (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c)
/iz/ to know the history of ancient ruins (a) /s/ (b)
/z/ (c) /iz/, temples(a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/,and castles
(a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/.

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