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