Plural S Pronunciation Worksheet
How to say it (Listen to the sound before -s): After a quiet sound (p, t, k, f): say s — cats, books, cups. After a voiced sound (b, g, l, m, n, r, v or a vowel): say z — dogs, pens, trees. After s, z, sh, ch or j sounds: add an extra beat iz — buses, watches, pages.
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- 1.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “trees”? (a) books (b) shoes (c) cats
- 2.Listen: how does the -s ending of “roses” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
- 3.Listen: how does the -s ending of “sits” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
- 4.How does the -s ending of “judges” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
- 5.How does the -s ending of “trees” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
- 6.How does the -s ending of “shoes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
- 7.How does the -s ending of “faces” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
- 8.Listen: how does the -s ending of “eyes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
- 9.How does the -s ending of “glasses” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
- 10.How does the -s ending of “laughs” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
- 11.Listen: how does the -s ending of “books” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
- 12.Listen: how does the -s ending of “buses” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
- 13.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “watches”? (a) shoes (b) dishes (c) shops
- 14.Listen: how does the -s ending of “roofs” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
- 15.How does the -s ending of “birds” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
- 16.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “coats”? (a) judges (b) cats (c) knows
- 17.How does the -s ending of “changes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
- 18.Listen: how does the -s ending of “pens” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
- 19.How does the -s ending of “plays” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
- 20.How does the -s ending of “buses” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
- 21.How does the -s ending of “pages” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
- 22.Listen: how does the -s ending of “cars” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
- 23.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “laughs”? (a) boys (b) races (c) lakes
- 24.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “shoes”? (a) plates (b) roses (c) sings
- 25.How does the -s ending of “parks” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
- 26.How does the -s ending of “roofs” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
- 27.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “boys”? (a) bridges (b) shops (c) dogs
- 28.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “birds”? (a) maps (b) glasses (c) knows
- 29.How does the -s ending of “songs” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
- 30.How does the -s ending of “walks” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
- 31.How does the -s ending of “chips” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
- 32.Listen: how does the -s ending of “maps” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
- 33.How does the -s ending of “helps” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
- 34.How does the -s ending of “rooms” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
- 35.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “judges”? (a) sits (b) laughs (c) washes
- 36.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “pens”? (a) chips (b) songs (c) boxes
- 37.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “roofs”? (a) laughs (b) days (c) faces
- 38.How does the -s ending of “boxes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
- 39.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “calls”? (a) cups (b) coats (c) eyes
- 40.How does the -s ending of “roses” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
Answer key
- shoes
- “iz” (an extra beat)
- “s” sound
- “iz” (an extra beat)
- “z” sound
- “z” sound
- “iz” (an extra beat)
- “z” sound
- “iz” (an extra beat)
- “s” sound
- “s” sound
- “iz” (an extra beat)
- dishes
- “s” sound
- “z” sound
- cats
- “iz” (an extra beat)
- “z” sound
- “z” sound
- “iz” (an extra beat)
- “iz” (an extra beat)
- “z” sound
- lakes
- sings
- “s” sound
- “s” sound
- dogs
- knows
- “z” sound
- “s” sound
- “s” sound
- “s” sound
- “s” sound
- “z” sound
- washes
- songs
- laughs
- “iz” (an extra beat)
- eyes
- “iz” (an extra beat)
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