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.How does the -s ending of “roses” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
- 2.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “plays”? (a) trees (b) helps (c) faces
- 3.Listen: how does the -s ending of “plates” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
- 4.How does the -s ending of “races” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
- 5.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “lakes”? (a) roses (b) trees (c) laughs
- 6.How does the -s ending of “rooms” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
- 7.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “dishes”? (a) days (b) jumps (c) roses
- 8.Listen: how does the -s ending of “washes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
- 9.Listen: how does the -s ending of “helps” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
- 10.How does the -s ending of “knows” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
- 11.Listen: how does the -s ending of “maps” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
- 12.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “faces”? (a) books (b) glasses (c) jumps
- 13.How does the -s ending of “birds” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
- 14.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “walks”? (a) songs (b) dogs (c) shops
- 15.How does the -s ending of “judges” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
- 16.How does the -s ending of “faces” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
- 17.How does the -s ending of “bells” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
- 18.How does the -s ending of “dogs” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
- 19.Listen: how does the -s ending of “cars” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
- 20.How does the -s ending of “sings” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
- 21.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “books”? (a) wishes (b) dishes (c) parks
- 22.Listen: how does the -s ending of “sits” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
- 23.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “watches”? (a) plays (b) cats (c) glasses
- 24.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “calls”? (a) glasses (b) dogs (c) plates
- 25.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “faces”? (a) laughs (b) coats (c) boxes
- 26.How does the -s ending of “boxes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
- 27.Listen: how does the -s ending of “roofs” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
- 28.How does the -s ending of “walks” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
- 29.How does the -s ending of “plates” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
- 30.How does the -s ending of “lakes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
- 31.How does the -s ending of “bags” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
- 32.How does the -s ending of “shoes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
- 33.Listen: how does the -s ending of “shoes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
- 34.How does the -s ending of “cups” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
- 35.How does the -s ending of “songs” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
- 36.Listen: how does the -s ending of “cats” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
- 37.How does the -s ending of “trees” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
- 38.Listen: how does the -s ending of “laughs” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
- 39.Listen: how does the -s ending of “rooms” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
- 40.How does the -s ending of “prizes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
Answer key
- “iz” (an extra beat)
- trees
- “s” sound
- “iz” (an extra beat)
- laughs
- “z” sound
- roses
- “iz” (an extra beat)
- “s” sound
- “z” sound
- “s” sound
- glasses
- “z” sound
- shops
- “iz” (an extra beat)
- “iz” (an extra beat)
- “z” sound
- “z” sound
- “z” sound
- “z” sound
- parks
- “s” sound
- glasses
- dogs
- boxes
- “iz” (an extra beat)
- “s” sound
- “s” sound
- “s” sound
- “s” sound
- “z” sound
- “z” sound
- “z” sound
- “s” sound
- “z” sound
- “s” sound
- “z” sound
- “s” sound
- “z” sound
- “iz” (an extra beat)
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