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Pronunciation lesson 7: -s endings: s, z or iz · Set 20 · 40 questions
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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. 1.How does the -s ending of “dishes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  2. 2.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “watches”? (a) trees (b) buses (c) shoes
  3. 3.Listen: how does the -s ending of “shops” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  4. 4.Listen: how does the -s ending of “coats” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  5. 5.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “roofs”? (a) chips (b) bells (c) boxes
  6. 6.Listen: how does the -s ending of “washes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  7. 7.Listen: how does the -s ending of “books” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  8. 8.Listen: how does the -s ending of “dishes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “plays”? (a) dishes (b) maps (c) days
  10. 10.How does the -s ending of “walks” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  11. 11.How does the -s ending of “books” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  12. 12.How does the -s ending of “maps” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  13. 13.How does the -s ending of “sings” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  14. 14.How does the -s ending of “trees” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  15. 15.How does the -s ending of “boxes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  16. 16.Listen: how does the -s ending of “cars” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  17. 17.Listen: how does the -s ending of “pages” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  18. 18.How does the -s ending of “watches” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  19. 19.Listen: how does the -s ending of “sits” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  20. 20.Listen: how does the -s ending of “rooms” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  21. 21.How does the -s ending of “prizes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  22. 22.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “cats”? (a) prizes (b) maps (c) songs
  23. 23.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “washes”? (a) changes (b) days (c) plates
  24. 24.How does the -s ending of “pens” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  25. 25.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “prizes”? (a) washes (b) bells (c) sings
  26. 26.Listen: how does the -s ending of “maps” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  27. 27.Listen: how does the -s ending of “laughs” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  28. 28.How does the -s ending of “days” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  29. 29.Listen: how does the -s ending of “days” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  30. 30.How does the -s ending of “judges” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  31. 31.Listen: how does the -s ending of “shoes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  32. 32.How does the -s ending of “bridges” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  33. 33.How does the -s ending of “songs” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  34. 34.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “coats”? (a) helps (b) birds (c) sings
  35. 35.How does the -s ending of “faces” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  36. 36.How does the -s ending of “wishes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  37. 37.How does the -s ending of “coats” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  38. 38.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “birds”? (a) dishes (b) coats (c) calls
  39. 39.How does the -s ending of “laughs” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “pages”? (a) runs (b) dishes (c) coats

Answer key

  1. “iz” (an extra beat)
  2. buses
  3. “s” sound
  4. “s” sound
  5. chips
  6. “iz” (an extra beat)
  7. “s” sound
  8. “iz” (an extra beat)
  9. days
  10. “s” sound
  11. “s” sound
  12. “s” sound
  13. “z” sound
  14. “z” sound
  15. “iz” (an extra beat)
  16. “z” sound
  17. “iz” (an extra beat)
  18. “iz” (an extra beat)
  19. “s” sound
  20. “z” sound
  21. “iz” (an extra beat)
  22. maps
  23. changes
  24. “z” sound
  25. washes
  26. “s” sound
  27. “s” sound
  28. “z” sound
  29. “z” sound
  30. “iz” (an extra beat)
  31. “z” sound
  32. “iz” (an extra beat)
  33. “z” sound
  34. helps
  35. “iz” (an extra beat)
  36. “iz” (an extra beat)
  37. “s” sound
  38. calls
  39. “s” sound
  40. dishes

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