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Pronunciation lesson 7: -s endings: s, z or iz · Set 335 · 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 “maps” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  2. 2.How does the -s ending of “days” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  3. 3.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “days”? (a) shoes (b) helps (c) laughs
  4. 4.Listen: how does the -s ending of “calls” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  5. 5.Listen: how does the -s ending of “helps” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  6. 6.How does the -s ending of “birds” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  7. 7.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “knows”? (a) cups (b) shops (c) bags
  8. 8.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “races”? (a) roses (b) plays (c) sits
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “sits”? (a) maps (b) bags (c) boys
  10. 10.How does the -s ending of “coats” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  11. 11.How does the -s ending of “faces” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  12. 12.How does the -s ending of “jumps” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  13. 13.Listen: how does the -s ending of “pages” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  14. 14.How does the -s ending of “roses” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  15. 15.How does the -s ending of “races” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  16. 16.Listen: how does the -s ending of “cats” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  17. 17.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “plays”? (a) walks (b) parks (c) trees
  18. 18.How does the -s ending of “boys” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  19. 19.Listen: how does the -s ending of “bells” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  20. 20.How does the -s ending of “sings” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  21. 21.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “judges”? (a) sits (b) pens (c) buses
  22. 22.Listen: how does the -s ending of “cups” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  23. 23.Listen: how does the -s ending of “bags” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  24. 24.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “walks”? (a) dishes (b) maps (c) birds
  25. 25.Listen: how does the -s ending of “chips” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  26. 26.Listen: how does the -s ending of “sits” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  27. 27.How does the -s ending of “chips” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  28. 28.Listen: how does the -s ending of “lakes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  29. 29.Listen: how does the -s ending of “roses” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  30. 30.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “changes”? (a) plates (b) dishes (c) laughs
  31. 31.How does the -s ending of “trees” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  32. 32.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “chips”? (a) bags (b) birds (c) parks
  33. 33.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “faces”? (a) bridges (b) sits (c) laughs
  34. 34.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “plays”? (a) lakes (b) glasses (c) rooms
  35. 35.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “prizes”? (a) laughs (b) boxes (c) sings
  36. 36.How does the -s ending of “washes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  37. 37.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “jumps”? (a) pens (b) roofs (c) trees
  38. 38.How does the -s ending of “wishes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  39. 39.How does the -s ending of “glasses” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  40. 40.How does the -s ending of “bridges” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)

Answer key

  1. “s” sound
  2. “z” sound
  3. shoes
  4. “z” sound
  5. “s” sound
  6. “z” sound
  7. bags
  8. roses
  9. maps
  10. “s” sound
  11. “iz” (an extra beat)
  12. “s” sound
  13. “iz” (an extra beat)
  14. “iz” (an extra beat)
  15. “iz” (an extra beat)
  16. “s” sound
  17. trees
  18. “z” sound
  19. “z” sound
  20. “z” sound
  21. buses
  22. “s” sound
  23. “z” sound
  24. maps
  25. “s” sound
  26. “s” sound
  27. “s” sound
  28. “s” sound
  29. “iz” (an extra beat)
  30. dishes
  31. “z” sound
  32. parks
  33. bridges
  34. rooms
  35. boxes
  36. “iz” (an extra beat)
  37. roofs
  38. “iz” (an extra beat)
  39. “iz” (an extra beat)
  40. “iz” (an extra beat)

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