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