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Plural S Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 7: -s endings: s, z or iz · Set 407 · 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 “days” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  2. 2.How does the -s ending of “sings” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  3. 3.How does the -s ending of “dishes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  4. 4.Listen: how does the -s ending of “dishes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  5. 5.How does the -s ending of “knows” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  6. 6.How does the -s ending of “shoes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  7. 7.Listen: how does the -s ending of “birds” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  8. 8.How does the -s ending of “cups” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  9. 9.How does the -s ending of “washes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  10. 10.Listen: how does the -s ending of “plates” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  11. 11.How does the -s ending of “parks” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  12. 12.How does the -s ending of “roofs” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  13. 13.Listen: how does the -s ending of “wishes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  14. 14.Listen: how does the -s ending of “bags” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  15. 15.Listen: how does the -s ending of “pens” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  16. 16.How does the -s ending of “boxes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  17. 17.Listen: how does the -s ending of “parks” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  18. 18.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “runs”? (a) dishes (b) watches (c) sings
  19. 19.How does the -s ending of “plays” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  20. 20.How does the -s ending of “bells” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  21. 21.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “glasses”? (a) shops (b) maps (c) faces
  22. 22.Listen: how does the -s ending of “dogs” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  23. 23.How does the -s ending of “pens” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  24. 24.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “knows”? (a) shops (b) dogs (c) dishes
  25. 25.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “changes”? (a) laughs (b) washes (c) eyes
  26. 26.How does the -s ending of “wishes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  27. 27.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “roses”? (a) shops (b) bridges (c) sits
  28. 28.How does the -s ending of “maps” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  29. 29.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “glasses”? (a) walks (b) helps (c) boxes
  30. 30.Listen: how does the -s ending of “laughs” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  31. 31.Listen: how does the -s ending of “eyes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  32. 32.How does the -s ending of “eyes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  33. 33.How does the -s ending of “shops” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  34. 34.How does the -s ending of “calls” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  35. 35.How does the -s ending of “watches” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  36. 36.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “chips”? (a) pens (b) changes (c) maps
  37. 37.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “helps”? (a) eyes (b) laughs (c) rooms
  38. 38.How does the -s ending of “runs” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  39. 39.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “sings”? (a) days (b) cats (c) sits
  40. 40.How does the -s ending of “plates” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)

Answer key

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

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