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Plural S Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 7: -s endings: s, z or iz · Set 462 · 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.Listen: how does the -s ending of “bags” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  2. 2.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “races”? (a) chips (b) dishes (c) books
  3. 3.Listen: how does the -s ending of “roofs” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  4. 4.How does the -s ending of “roofs” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  5. 5.How does the -s ending of “pens” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  6. 6.How does the -s ending of “trees” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  7. 7.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “sits”? (a) pens (b) chips (c) dogs
  8. 8.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “cats”? (a) pages (b) birds (c) roofs
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “trees”? (a) dishes (b) cars (c) books
  10. 10.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “books”? (a) dishes (b) buses (c) cats
  11. 11.How does the -s ending of “sings” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  12. 12.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “lakes”? (a) laughs (b) washes (c) knows
  13. 13.How does the -s ending of “plates” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  14. 14.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “shops”? (a) cars (b) races (c) chips
  15. 15.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “rooms”? (a) days (b) chips (c) cups
  16. 16.Listen: how does the -s ending of “changes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  17. 17.How does the -s ending of “races” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  18. 18.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “cars”? (a) races (b) bridges (c) bags
  19. 19.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “cats”? (a) sits (b) races (c) calls
  20. 20.How does the -s ending of “plays” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  21. 21.How does the -s ending of “washes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  22. 22.Listen: how does the -s ending of “lakes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  23. 23.Listen: how does the -s ending of “cats” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  24. 24.How does the -s ending of “maps” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  25. 25.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “shops”? (a) maps (b) washes (c) dishes
  26. 26.How does the -s ending of “chips” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  27. 27.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “books”? (a) pages (b) eyes (c) parks
  28. 28.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “dogs”? (a) jumps (b) trees (c) glasses
  29. 29.Listen: how does the -s ending of “roses” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  30. 30.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “birds”? (a) shops (b) eyes (c) walks
  31. 31.How does the -s ending of “watches” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  32. 32.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “buses”? (a) pages (b) lakes (c) sings
  33. 33.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “jumps”? (a) sits (b) races (c) pens
  34. 34.How does the -s ending of “jumps” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  35. 35.How does the -s ending of “books” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  36. 36.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “chips”? (a) knows (b) parks (c) dogs
  37. 37.How does the -s ending of “glasses” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  38. 38.How does the -s ending of “sits” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  39. 39.How does the -s ending of “prizes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “bells”? (a) plays (b) walks (c) watches

Answer key

  1. “z” sound
  2. dishes
  3. “s” sound
  4. “s” sound
  5. “z” sound
  6. “z” sound
  7. chips
  8. roofs
  9. cars
  10. cats
  11. “z” sound
  12. laughs
  13. “s” sound
  14. chips
  15. days
  16. “iz” (an extra beat)
  17. “iz” (an extra beat)
  18. bags
  19. sits
  20. “z” sound
  21. “iz” (an extra beat)
  22. “s” sound
  23. “s” sound
  24. “s” sound
  25. maps
  26. “s” sound
  27. parks
  28. trees
  29. “iz” (an extra beat)
  30. eyes
  31. “iz” (an extra beat)
  32. pages
  33. sits
  34. “s” sound
  35. “s” sound
  36. parks
  37. “iz” (an extra beat)
  38. “s” sound
  39. “iz” (an extra beat)
  40. plays

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