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Plural S Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 7: -s endings: s, z or iz · Set 266 · 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 “judges” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  2. 2.How does the -s ending of “cars” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  3. 3.Listen: how does the -s ending of “watches” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  4. 4.How does the -s ending of “sings” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  5. 5.How does the -s ending of “faces” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  6. 6.How does the -s ending of “maps” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  7. 7.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “roofs”? (a) buses (b) glasses (c) parks
  8. 8.How does the -s ending of “dogs” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  9. 9.Listen: how does the -s ending of “pages” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  10. 10.Listen: how does the -s ending of “rooms” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  11. 11.How does the -s ending of “lakes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  12. 12.Listen: how does the -s ending of “bags” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  13. 13.Listen: how does the -s ending of “plates” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  14. 14.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “days”? (a) races (b) shoes (c) sits
  15. 15.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “knows”? (a) pages (b) jumps (c) dogs
  16. 16.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “songs”? (a) lakes (b) plays (c) dishes
  17. 17.How does the -s ending of “plates” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  18. 18.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “chips”? (a) boxes (b) cats (c) calls
  19. 19.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “washes”? (a) boys (b) helps (c) buses
  20. 20.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “washes”? (a) maps (b) pages (c) cups
  21. 21.How does the -s ending of “races” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  22. 22.Listen: how does the -s ending of “buses” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  23. 23.How does the -s ending of “roses” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  24. 24.Listen: how does the -s ending of “helps” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  25. 25.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “cups”? (a) plays (b) cars (c) plates
  26. 26.How does the -s ending of “cups” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  27. 27.How does the -s ending of “trees” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  28. 28.How does the -s ending of “roofs” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  29. 29.Listen: how does the -s ending of “jumps” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  30. 30.How does the -s ending of “shoes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  31. 31.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “roses”? (a) plates (b) bags (c) faces
  32. 32.How does the -s ending of “boxes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  33. 33.How does the -s ending of “watches” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  34. 34.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “pens”? (a) runs (b) jumps (c) faces
  35. 35.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “laughs”? (a) judges (b) runs (c) helps
  36. 36.How does the -s ending of “shops” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  37. 37.Listen: how does the -s ending of “calls” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  38. 38.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “dogs”? (a) plates (b) shoes (c) dishes
  39. 39.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “shops”? (a) parks (b) rooms (c) cars
  40. 40.How does the -s ending of “rooms” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)

Answer key

  1. “iz” (an extra beat)
  2. “z” sound
  3. “iz” (an extra beat)
  4. “z” sound
  5. “iz” (an extra beat)
  6. “s” sound
  7. parks
  8. “z” sound
  9. “iz” (an extra beat)
  10. “z” sound
  11. “s” sound
  12. “z” sound
  13. “s” sound
  14. shoes
  15. dogs
  16. plays
  17. “s” sound
  18. cats
  19. buses
  20. pages
  21. “iz” (an extra beat)
  22. “iz” (an extra beat)
  23. “iz” (an extra beat)
  24. “s” sound
  25. plates
  26. “s” sound
  27. “z” sound
  28. “s” sound
  29. “s” sound
  30. “z” sound
  31. faces
  32. “iz” (an extra beat)
  33. “iz” (an extra beat)
  34. runs
  35. helps
  36. “s” sound
  37. “z” sound
  38. shoes
  39. parks
  40. “z” sound

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