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I would like to thank all of the English-language professionals who provided their comments and suggestions during the development of The Complete Guide to the TOEFL® Test, iBT Edition as well as earlier editions. | 542 Section 3 Guide to Speaking 3. A. They want to have control of their time. B. They wanted to have control of their time. 4. A. The students appreciate her assistance. B. The students appreciated her assistance. 5. A. Those two individuals cause all of the problems in the department. B. Those two individuals caused all of the problems in the department. 6. A. Not enough students major in classical languages. B. Not enough students majored in classical languages. Were any -ed endings difficult to hear Exercise 21 Pronouncing the Past Tense in Context Describe the funniest thing that has ever happened to you. Take some time to make some notes before you begin. If possible record your response. Give yourself one minute to respond. Notes Listen to the recording. Write every verb that you said with an -ed ending. Check your pronunciation of regular past-tense verbs. The s Ending In the Speaking Section you will use -s endings primarily in these three contexts PLURALS Megamarts can offer cheaper prices. PRESENT TENSE They can understand a person who speaks that dialect. POSSESSIVES The woman s neighbors are in a band. The -s ending is usually an added sound Examples tickets rocks works s believes gives miles z Sometimes the -s ending is an added syllable Examples pass-es chang-es pric-es iz Speaking Tutorial Building Pronunciation Skills 543 Exercise 22 Saying the -s Ending Repeat the list of words. When do you think -es is pronounced as a separate syllable Q Added Sound Added Syllable 1. takes 2. causes 3. credits 4. expresses 5. dislikes 6. explains 7. fixes 8. thinks 9. Nancy s 10. discusses 11. reasons 12. changes 13. gives Guidelines for pronouncing -s If the original word ends in one of these sounds add the syllable iz s as in miss misses z as in freeze - freezes J as in wish wishes tf as in watch watches d3 as in percentage percentages Otherwise add the sound or z . Speaking 544 Section 3 Guide to Speaking Exercise 23 Listening to -s Endings in Context Listen .