Phonetics
How do we pronounce the final -s in "birds"?
/z/
(...) the next bus to get to the downtown.
Synonym of "get on"
Hop on
Transform the sentence:
They are going to paint the house.
They ...
They are having the house painted
The boy is in my class. His father is a doctor.
The boy whose father is a doctor is in my class.
Do you give me permission to go to the toilet?
How do we pronounce the final -ed in "stopped"?
/t/
... your notes before you take the English exam.
A synonym of "revise"
Go over
The company hired a new manager
A new ...
A new manager was hired
What a pity the weather was horrible last weekend.
I wish ...
I wish the weather hadn't been horrible last weekend.
Perhaps they opened the pub yesterday
They ...
They could/may/might have opened the pub yesterday
How do we pronounce the "o" in "role"?
/əʊ/
I prefer watching comedy films. They are ...
A synonym of "funny"
hilarious
They say the test was difficult.
The test ...
The test is said TO HAVE BEEN difficult
If you don't hurry up, you won't be on time.
Unless ...
Unless you hurry up, you won't be on time.
If you want my advice, don't lie to her.
You had ...
You had better not lie to her.
How do we pronounce the "u" in "mud"?
/ʌ/
(...) offered by the firm include a car and free health insurance.
Perks
They reported that the weather improved
The weather ...
The weather was reported to HAVE IMPROVED.
I'm sorry I don't remember your name.
I wish I
I wish I remembered your name
I'm sure they are at home. The lights are on.
They...
They must be at home.
How do we pronounce the "g" in "gentleman"?
/dʒ/
I'm sorry, but I can't go to your birthday party. I've ... the flu.
come down with
He has fixed the bike.
He ...
She divorced him because he was so terrible to her.
If he ...
I'm certain they didn't come to the graduation party.
They
They can't have come to the graduation party