Exercise 4.

1. Floors /z/ 7. Seasons /z/

2. Taxes /əz/ 8. Develops /s/

3. Talks /s/ 9. Touches /əz/

4. Bushes /əz/ 10. Coughs /s/

5. Hats /s/ 11. Methods /z/

6. Rises /əz/ 12. Languages /əz/

Exercise 6.

1. - Opera singers sing.

- An opera singer sings.
2. - Teachers were teaching.
- A teacher was teaching.
3. - Butterflies fly
- A butterfly flies
4. - Balls bounce of the wall
- A ball bounces of the wall
5. - Doors open and close by themselves
- A door opens and closes by itself
6. - A mosquito bite causes itch
- Mosquitos bite cause itch.
7. - A hungry baby cries.
- Hungry babies cry.
8. - A student asks questions.
- Students ask questions.
9. - A snake hisses
- Snakes hiss
10. - A dog says “arf-arf” in English.
- Dogs say “arf-arf” in English.

Exercise 8.

1. is 5. Is 9. Are, Is 13. Were

2. are 6. Agree 10. Is 14. Is

3. astounds 7. Approves 11. Do 15. Is

4. are 8. Has 12. Was

Exercise 11.

1. Is 6. Is 11. Has 16. Is

2. Are 7. Are 12. Is 17. Do

3. Is 8. Is 13. Are, Are 18. Does

4. Are 9. Are 14. Are 19. Were

5. Are 10. Has 15. Is 20. Was

Exercise 12.

1. The story is unusual. 11. The furniture is secondhand.

2. The stories are unusual. 12. A lot of the furniture is secondhand.

3. Some of the story is unusual. 13. A lot of the chairs are secondhand.

4. Some of the stories are unusual. 14. Some of the furniture is secondhand.

5. Two-thirds of the stories are unusual. 15. Half of the furniture is secondhand.

6. One of the stories is unusual. 16. None of the furniture is secondhand.

7. Each of the stories is unusual. 17. Some of the chairs are secondhand.

8. None of the story is unusual. 18. Three-fourths of the furniture is secondhand.

9. None of the story are unusual. 19. Seventy-five percent of the furniture is

10. A number of stories are unusual. secondhand.

20. Half of the chairs are secondhand.