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04 Word Endings - Sound Discrimination

With this quiz, you will be able to assess your ability to distinguish between different word endings.

This is your final quiz to complete before using the self “speaking practice” activities. You may take the quiz as many times as needed to obtain a score of 80% or above. Questions are randomly selected.

Listen to the following sentence below. Is the -s ending pronounced in 'points'?
The Dow closed 2 points lower.

	Yes, the -s ending is pronounced.
	No, the -s ending is not pronounced.

Listen to the following sentence below. Is the -s ending pronounced in 'companies'?
Many companies are investing less in R&D.

	Yes, the -s ending is pronounced.
	No, the -s ending is not pronounced.

Listen to the audio. Is the verb present or past?

	Present
	Past

Is the recorded sentence in the present or past tense?

	Present tense
	Past tense

Listen to the following sentence. Is the -s ending pronounced in 'loans'?
The housing market is slowing down and reducing the demand for new loans.

	Yes, the -s ending is pronounced.
	No, the -s ending is not pronounced.

Listen to the audio. Is the verb past or present?

	present
	past

Listen to the following sentence below. Is the -s ending pronounced in 'HP's'?
HP's board of directors is being investigated.

	Yes, the -s ending is pronounced.
	No, the -s ending is not pronounced.

Listen to the audio. Is the speaker saying 'can' or 'can't'?

	can
	can't

In this sentence, does the speaker use 'can' or 'can't'?

Walmart can/can't do the best logistics.

	can
	can't

10.

Listen to the phrases and mark if it is a compound noun or descriptive phase.

free trade

	Compound noun
	Descriptive phrase


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