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