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