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Plural S Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 7: -s endings: s, z or iz · Set 47 · 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 “dishes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  2. 2.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “parks”? (a) roofs (b) dogs (c) washes
  3. 3.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “trees”? (a) plays (b) prizes (c) cups
  4. 4.Listen: how does the -s ending of “maps” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  5. 5.Listen: how does the -s ending of “wishes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  6. 6.How does the -s ending of “glasses” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  7. 7.Listen: how does the -s ending of “plates” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  8. 8.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “watches”? (a) parks (b) shoes (c) bridges
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “maps”? (a) runs (b) pens (c) plates
  10. 10.Listen: how does the -s ending of “washes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  11. 11.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “roses”? (a) maps (b) cups (c) dishes
  12. 12.How does the -s ending of “shops” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  13. 13.How does the -s ending of “sits” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  14. 14.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “plates”? (a) faces (b) helps (c) roses
  15. 15.How does the -s ending of “trees” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  16. 16.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “books”? (a) roofs (b) pens (c) runs
  17. 17.How does the -s ending of “washes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  18. 18.How does the -s ending of “pages” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  19. 19.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “roses”? (a) prizes (b) chips (c) sits
  20. 20.How does the -s ending of “boxes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  21. 21.How does the -s ending of “dogs” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  22. 22.How does the -s ending of “lakes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  23. 23.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “roofs”? (a) changes (b) walks (c) glasses
  24. 24.How does the -s ending of “books” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  25. 25.How does the -s ending of “watches” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  26. 26.How does the -s ending of “laughs” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  27. 27.How does the -s ending of “changes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  28. 28.Listen: how does the -s ending of “dishes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  29. 29.How does the -s ending of “roses” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  30. 30.How does the -s ending of “pens” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  31. 31.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “bells”? (a) eyes (b) watches (c) sits
  32. 32.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “boys”? (a) bridges (b) calls (c) helps
  33. 33.Listen: how does the -s ending of “knows” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  34. 34.How does the -s ending of “eyes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  35. 35.How does the -s ending of “knows” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  36. 36.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “shops”? (a) sits (b) buses (c) dogs
  37. 37.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “songs”? (a) buses (b) birds (c) shops
  38. 38.How does the -s ending of “days” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  39. 39.How does the -s ending of “plates” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “buses”? (a) prizes (b) days (c) chips

Answer key

  1. “iz” (an extra beat)
  2. roofs
  3. plays
  4. “s” sound
  5. “iz” (an extra beat)
  6. “iz” (an extra beat)
  7. “s” sound
  8. bridges
  9. plates
  10. “iz” (an extra beat)
  11. dishes
  12. “s” sound
  13. “s” sound
  14. helps
  15. “z” sound
  16. roofs
  17. “iz” (an extra beat)
  18. “iz” (an extra beat)
  19. prizes
  20. “iz” (an extra beat)
  21. “z” sound
  22. “s” sound
  23. walks
  24. “s” sound
  25. “iz” (an extra beat)
  26. “s” sound
  27. “iz” (an extra beat)
  28. “iz” (an extra beat)
  29. “iz” (an extra beat)
  30. “z” sound
  31. eyes
  32. calls
  33. “z” sound
  34. “z” sound
  35. “z” sound
  36. sits
  37. birds
  38. “z” sound
  39. “s” sound
  40. prizes

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