Choose the word that underlined part is different from the others: shakes, nods, waves, bends

-s/es pronunciation:

– Rule 1: Pronounce /s/ when ending in -p, -k, -t, -f. …

– Rule 2: Pronounce /iz/ when the word ends with -s,-ss,-ch,-sh,-x,-z,-o,-ge,-ce. …

– Rule 3: Pronounce /z/ for the rest of the words.

The underlined part of answer A is pronounced /s/; The rest of the answers are pronounced /z/.

Choose A