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