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Plural S Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 7: -s endings: s, z or iz · Set 253 · 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 “plates” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  2. 2.How does the -s ending of “helps” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  3. 3.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “roses”? (a) coats (b) boxes (c) runs
  4. 4.How does the -s ending of “roofs” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  5. 5.How does the -s ending of “eyes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  6. 6.Listen: how does the -s ending of “dishes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  7. 7.Listen: how does the -s ending of “roses” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  8. 8.Listen: how does the -s ending of “shoes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  9. 9.How does the -s ending of “bags” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  10. 10.Listen: how does the -s ending of “roofs” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  11. 11.Listen: how does the -s ending of “pens” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  12. 12.How does the -s ending of “roses” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  13. 13.How does the -s ending of “sits” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  14. 14.Listen: how does the -s ending of “plates” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  15. 15.How does the -s ending of “coats” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  16. 16.How does the -s ending of “parks” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  17. 17.Listen: how does the -s ending of “glasses” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  18. 18.Listen: how does the -s ending of “knows” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  19. 19.How does the -s ending of “jumps” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  20. 20.How does the -s ending of “books” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  21. 21.How does the -s ending of “dishes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  22. 22.How does the -s ending of “pages” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  23. 23.Listen: how does the -s ending of “parks” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  24. 24.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “prizes”? (a) bags (b) judges (c) shops
  25. 25.How does the -s ending of “days” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  26. 26.How does the -s ending of “trees” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  27. 27.How does the -s ending of “sings” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  28. 28.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “cats”? (a) coats (b) roses (c) runs
  29. 29.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “boys”? (a) pages (b) sings (c) walks
  30. 30.Listen: how does the -s ending of “pages” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  31. 31.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “pages”? (a) boys (b) bags (c) prizes
  32. 32.How does the -s ending of “cups” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  33. 33.How does the -s ending of “watches” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  34. 34.Listen: how does the -s ending of “books” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  35. 35.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “buses”? (a) parks (b) cats (c) pages
  36. 36.Listen: how does the -s ending of “boys” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  37. 37.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “lakes”? (a) boys (b) helps (c) runs
  38. 38.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “shoes”? (a) birds (b) cups (c) faces
  39. 39.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “dogs”? (a) birds (b) races (c) helps
  40. 40.Listen: how does the -s ending of “cups” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)

Answer key

  1. “s” sound
  2. “s” sound
  3. boxes
  4. “s” sound
  5. “z” sound
  6. “iz” (an extra beat)
  7. “iz” (an extra beat)
  8. “z” sound
  9. “z” sound
  10. “s” sound
  11. “z” sound
  12. “iz” (an extra beat)
  13. “s” sound
  14. “s” sound
  15. “s” sound
  16. “s” sound
  17. “iz” (an extra beat)
  18. “z” sound
  19. “s” sound
  20. “s” sound
  21. “iz” (an extra beat)
  22. “iz” (an extra beat)
  23. “s” sound
  24. judges
  25. “z” sound
  26. “z” sound
  27. “z” sound
  28. coats
  29. sings
  30. “iz” (an extra beat)
  31. prizes
  32. “s” sound
  33. “iz” (an extra beat)
  34. “s” sound
  35. pages
  36. “z” sound
  37. helps
  38. birds
  39. birds
  40. “s” sound

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