{"id":20809,"date":"2024-07-22T08:38:41","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T01:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etest.edu.vn\/?p=20809"},"modified":"2025-05-14T09:07:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T02:07:04","slug":"cach-phat-am-s-es","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etest.edu.vn\/en\/cach-phat-am-s-es\/","title":{"rendered":"Instructions on how to pronounce s, es correctly and easily\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>\u201cs\u201d and \u201ces\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are 2 suffixes that appear frequently and commonly in English. Many learners make a common mistake, which is often <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/etest.edu.vn\/en\/cach-phat-am-s-es\/\"><b>how to pronounce s, es<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for both of the above suffixes. Therefore, in this article, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/etest.edu.vn\/en\/\"><b>ETEST English for Study Abroad<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will guide you through the pronunciation rules so you can <\/span><b>pronounce \u201ce\u201d and \u201ces\u201d correctly<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> easily and effectively!<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25529\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25529\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25529\" src=\"https:\/\/etest.edu.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1-cach-phat-am-s-es-.jpeg\" alt=\"C\u00e1ch ph\u00e1t \u00e2m \u201cs\u201d v\u00e0 \u201ces\u201d trong ti\u1ebfng Anh c\u00f3 kh\u00f3 nh\u1edb kh\u00f4ng?\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Is it difficult to remember the pronunciation of \u201cs\u201d and \u201ces\u201d in English?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><b>Rules for pronouncing s es in English<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These rules help learners remember and apply the correct pronunciation for the suffixes \u201cs\u201d and \u201ces\u201d in English effectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rule 1<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: When the pronunciation of a word ends with the sounds: \/p\/, \/k\/, \/t\/, \/f\/,\/\u03b8\/, the suffixes &quot;s&quot; and &quot;es&quot; are pronounced as \/s\/<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cats (\/k\u00e6ts\/), cliffs (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/kl\u026af\/s), <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">books (\/b\u028aks\/),\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rule 2:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> When the pronunciation of a word ends with the sounds \/s\/, \/z\/, \/\u222b\/, \/t\u222b\/, \/d\u0292\/, \/\u0292\/, the suffixes \u201cs\u201d and \u201ces\u201d are pronounced as \/iz\/<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> watches (\/\u02c8w\u0252t\u0283\u026az\/), boxes(\/b\u0252ks\/), dances (\/\u02c8d\u00e6ns\u026az\/),\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>\u00a0Rule 3<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: When the pronunciation of a word ends with the remaining sounds, the suffixes \u201cs\u201d and \u201ces\u201d are pronounced as \/z\/.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> plays (\/\u02c8pleiz\/), learns (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/l\u025c\u02d0rnz\/<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">),dogs(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/d\u0252\u0261z\/),\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Pronounced as \/s\/ when the word ends with the phonemes \/p\/, \/k\/, \/t\/, \/f\/, \/\u03b8\/<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For words ending in: -p, -k, -t, -f, -th with corresponding pronunciations of voiceless sounds \/p\/, \/k\/, \/t\/, \/f\/, \/\u03b8\/, the suffixes &quot;s&#039;&#039;, &quot;es&quot; will be pronounced as \/s\/.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Here are some examples:<\/b><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Vocabulary\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Transcription<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Meaning<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cup (Noun)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/k\u028cps\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cups<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">books (Noun)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/b\u028aks\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the books<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> units (Noun)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/\u02c8ju\u02d0n\u026ats\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">multiple units<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> months (Noun)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/m\u028cn\u03b8s\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the months<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> laugh (Verb)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/l\u0251\u02d0fs\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">laugh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cats (Noun)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/k\u00e6ts\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cats<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><b>Pronounced as \u201c\/iz\/\u201d when the word ends with the phonemes: <\/b><b>\/s\/, \/z\/, \/\u222b\/, \/t\u222b\/, \/d\u0292\/, \/\u0292\/<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For words ending with the phonemes \/s\/, \/z\/, \/\u222b\/, \/t\u222b\/, \/d\u0292\/, \/\u0292\/ (words with the final letters -sh, -ce, -s, -ss, -z, -ge, -ch, -x,...) the suffixes &quot;s&#039;&#039;, &quot;es&quot; will be pronounced as \/iz\/.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To distinguish and pronounce correctly words ending in -sh, -ce, -s, -ss, -z, -ge, -ch, -x, apply the following rule:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The pronunciation is \/s\/, \/z\/: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the word ends in -s, -ss, -z:<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The pronunciation is \/\u222b\/, \/t\u222b\/, \/d\u0292\/, \/\u0292\/:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> When the word ends in -ch, -sh, -x, -ge, -ce, -o<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Here are some examples:<\/b><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Vocabulary\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Transcription<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Meaning<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bus (Noun)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/\u02c8b\u028cs\u026az\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the buses<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">houses <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Noun)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/\u02c8ha\u028az\u026az\/\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the houses\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">matches (Noun)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/\u02c8m\u00e6t\u0283\u026az\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the matches<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dishes (Noun)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/\u02c8d\u026a\u0283\u026az\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the plates<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colleges (Noun)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/\u02c8k\u0251\u02d0l\u026ad\u0292iz\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">colleges<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fish (Noun)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/f\u026a\u0283iz\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the fish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barrages(Noun)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/\u02c8b\u00e6r\u0251\u02d0\u0292iz\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">obstacles<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">watch (Verb)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/w\u0252t\u0283iz\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">see<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">class (Noun)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/kl\u0251\u02d0siz\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the classes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><b>Pronounced \/z\/ <\/b><b>with words<\/b><b> remaining<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When a word ends in a vowel or other voiced consonants (other than \/s\/, \/z\/, \/\u0283\/, \/t\u0283\/, \/d\u0292\/, \/\u0292\/), the suffixes \u201cs\u201d and \u201ces\u201d are pronounced as \/z\/.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Here are some examples:<\/b><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Vocabulary\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Transcription<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Meaning<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dog (Noun)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/d\u0254\u02d0\u0261z\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the dogs<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">birds (Noun)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b\u025c\u02d0d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">z\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the birds<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hands (Noun)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/handz\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hands<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pen (Noun)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/penz\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the pens<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">members (Noun)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/\u02c8memb\u0259(r)z\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">members<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">family (Noun)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/\u02c8f\u00e6m\u0259liz\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">families\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bags (Noun)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/b\u00e6\u0261z\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the bags\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">boys (Noun)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/b\u0254\u026az\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">guys<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">girls (Noun)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/\u0261\u025c\u02d0lz\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">girls<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><b>Special case of the pronunciation rule s, es<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; <\/span><b>Case 1:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In English, when adding the suffix s or es to words, <\/span><b>pronunciation of \u201cs\u201d and \u201ces\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will depend entirely on the transcription of the last syllable in the word, not on the last letter of the word (the letter before the 2 suffixes &quot;s&quot; and &quot;es&quot;).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, you need to remember this rule carefully, otherwise you will pronounce it wrong. <\/span><b>ETEST English for Study Abroad<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will give some examples for this special case to help you understand better:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 The verb \u201cuse\u201d ends in the vowel e, but the pronunciation is \/ju\u02d0z\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">=&gt; When conjugated in the 3rd person singular, adding the suffix \u201cs\u201d will become \u201cuses\u201d and pronounced as \/ju\u02d0ziz\/.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 The noun \u201chouse\u201d ends in the vowel e, but the pronunciation is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/ha\u028as\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">=&gt; In the plural form, adding the suffix \u201cs\u201d will make it \u201chouses\u201d and pronounced as \/\u02c8ha\u028az\u026az\/.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; <\/span><b>Case 2:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 In the possessive form (&#039;s), the contraction of is (&#039;s) and has(&#039;s), the suffix \u201cs\u201d is pronounced \/s\/.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Reference: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/etest.edu.vn\/en\/cach-phat-am-ed\/\"><b>How to pronounce ed<\/b><\/a><b> standard, easiest to remember<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>Some tips to remember how to pronounce s, es<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For beginners, it is not easy to remember how to pronounce the suffixes \u201cs\u201d and \u201ces\u201d. ETEST Study Abroad English will reveal some tips to help you conquer the pronunciation of \u201cs\u201d and \u201ces\u201d easily and effectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Tip 1: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For words with the suffix \u201cs\u201d and \u201ces\u201d pronounced \/iz\/, most of the words will end with the letters: s, sh, ce, ss, z, ge, ch, x. (Sunday morning, riding a sh, met a pretty girl wearing 3ce lipstick)<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25530\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25530\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25530\" src=\"https:\/\/etest.edu.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2-cach-phat-am-s-es-.jpeg\" alt=\"M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 m\u1eb9o nh\u1ecf gi\u00fap ghi nh\u1edb c\u00e1ch ph\u00e1t \u00e2m \u0111u\u00f4i \u201cs\u201d v\u00e0 \u201ces\u201d\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some tips to help you remember how to pronounce the endings \u201cs\u201d and \u201ces\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>Tip 2: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For words with the suffixes \u201cs\u201d and \u201ces\u201d pronounced \/s\/, the words will end with the letters:<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th, p, k, f, t (French feudal period)<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Practice exercises on pronunciation of s, es<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Exercise 1: Choose the sentence with the s\/es pronunciation different from the rest.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Sentence 1<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Fruits<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tons<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Stops<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Kicks<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Sentence 2<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Beaches<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Watches<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Washes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Hurts<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Sentence 3<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Runs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Walks<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Monks<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Picks<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Sentence 4<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Likes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Assumes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lots<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> See<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Sentence 5<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Losses<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Snoozes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Teaches<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lies<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Sentence 6<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Calls<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tells<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Illnesses<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Questions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Sentence 7<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Pisses<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Convinces<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Comes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Closes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Sentence 8<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Asks<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Nets<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Hates<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Opens<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Sentence 9<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Invites<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Visits<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Gifts<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Shows<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Question 10<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Graduates<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Degrees<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Clothes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Receives<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Question 11<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Cares<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tears<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Turns<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Gets<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Question 12<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lines<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Goes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Peaches<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Memories<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Question 13<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Speaks<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Calls<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Hangs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Falls<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Question 14<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span 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400;\"> Buses<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Feels<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Question 18<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Vomits<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Congratulations<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Comments<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Pray<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Question 19<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Joins<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Religions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Jumps<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Means<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Question 20<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Posts<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Limes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Limbs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Things<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Answer:<\/b><\/p>\n<table 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style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">D<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">D<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">D<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 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(start) at 6 am every day. After waking up, she 2. (brush) her teeth and 3. (wash) her face and then 4. (have) a slap up breakfast. She 5. (attend) the local university and 6. (major) in science. However peaceful her life 7. (go), she never 8. (seem) to be grateful for it. She is forever complaining about everything, from her clothes, to her lectures, and her hair. That is what I do not like about Linda personally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Linda 9. (possess) an enormous property that she inherited from her wealthy parents: a big mansion with expensive cars. Everyone 10. (assume) that she 11. (lead) an ideal life. But little does people know that she is 12. (feel) empty inside, with no goals and no real friends. Most of her friends are here for benefits and since she herself already 13. 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