Fundamentals Of English Grammar

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1-5 SPELLING OF FINAL -SI-ES

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speak + speaks

@) ride + rides

write -t writes

(c) catch + catches

wash -' washes

miss + misses

fix +fies

buzz -' bueass

(f) go + goes IgowZ,

do + does /dad

have + has hed

rulal 4, UUL -as, ir wusu ru uaurr vstv~.

INCORRECT: oisites, speakes

Many verbs end in -s. Final -s is simply added.

Final -us is added to words that end in -ch, -sh, -s, y and -z.

PRONUNCIATION NOTE: Final -ap is pronounced /ad and adds a

syllable.*

If a word ends in a consonant + -y, change the y to -i and add -es.

(INCORRECT: flyS)

If a word ends in a vowel + -y, simply add -s.**

(INCORRECT: Daier or Dayes)

The singular forms of the verbs go, do, and have are irregular.

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*See Chart 6-1 for more informtion about the pronunciation of final 4-es

**Vowels = a, e, i, o, u. Consonmts = all other letten in the alphabet.

EXERCISE 16. Simple present verbs: using final 41-ES. (Charts 1-4 and 1-5)

Directions: Underline the verb in each sentence. Add final -81-os to the verb if necessary.

Do not change any other words.

1. A dog M. + bavks
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2. Dogs m. + OK (no change)


3. Wood float on water.


4. Rivers flow toward the sea.


5. My mother worry about me.


6. A student buy a lot of books at the beginning of each term.


7. Airplanes fly all around the world.


8. Mr. Wong teach Chinese at the university.


9. The teacher ask us a lot of questions in class every day.


10. Mr. Cook watch game shows onTV every evening.