Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Đáp án B
Kiến thức về phát âm của đuôi -s
Khi các từ có âm kết thúc là /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /tʃ/, /dʒ/ → Phát âm là /ɪz/
Khi các từ có âm kết thúc là /p/, /k/, /f/, /t/, /θ/ → Phát âm là /s/
Các trường hợp còn lại → Phát âm là /z/
*Xét các đáp án:
A. booths /buðz/ hoặc /buθs/
B. months /mʌnθs/
C. mouth /maʊθ/
-> mouths /maʊðz/
D. path /pæθ/
-> paths /pæðz/
=> Xét các âm trên, hai đáp án C, D là các trường hợp đặc biệt nên có cách phát âm bất quy tắc. Đáp án B theo quy tắc và đáp án A vì từ gốc "booth" có hai cách đọc nên vẫn theo quy tắc ta có hai cách phát âm đuôi -s tương ứng
=> Xét theo đa số để đồng bộ các đáp án, ta thấy cả A, C, D đều có cách phát âm đuôi -s là /z/ mà đáp án B không có, chọn B
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