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Pronunciation lesson 7: -s endings: s, z or iz · Set 476 · 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 “parks” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  2. 2.How does the -s ending of “rooms” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  3. 3.How does the -s ending of “birds” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  4. 4.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “knows”? (a) coats (b) wishes (c) plays
  5. 5.How does the -s ending of “pages” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  6. 6.How does the -s ending of “eyes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  7. 7.Listen: how does the -s ending of “bags” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  8. 8.Listen: how does the -s ending of “glasses” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  9. 9.How does the -s ending of “watches” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  10. 10.How does the -s ending of “calls” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  11. 11.Listen: how does the -s ending of “cups” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  12. 12.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “knows”? (a) jumps (b) bags (c) maps
  13. 13.How does the -s ending of “sings” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  14. 14.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “parks”? (a) pens (b) shoes (c) sits
  15. 15.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “knows”? (a) pens (b) lakes (c) shops
  16. 16.How does the -s ending of “bags” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  17. 17.How does the -s ending of “roofs” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  18. 18.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “buses”? (a) songs (b) glasses (c) plates
  19. 19.How does the -s ending of “bells” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  20. 20.How does the -s ending of “cups” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  21. 21.Listen: how does the -s ending of “shops” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  22. 22.How does the -s ending of “changes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  23. 23.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “pens”? (a) knows (b) coats (c) chips
  24. 24.Listen: how does the -s ending of “trees” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  25. 25.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “cats”? (a) days (b) books (c) dogs
  26. 26.How does the -s ending of “faces” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  27. 27.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “plates”? (a) washes (b) dishes (c) maps
  28. 28.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “helps”? (a) sits (b) plays (c) glasses
  29. 29.Listen: how does the -s ending of “shoes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  30. 30.How does the -s ending of “buses” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  31. 31.Listen: how does the -s ending of “changes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  32. 32.How does the -s ending of “sits” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  33. 33.How does the -s ending of “coats” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  34. 34.How does the -s ending of “judges” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  35. 35.Listen: how does the -s ending of “judges” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  36. 36.How does the -s ending of “jumps” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  37. 37.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “pages”? (a) books (b) cups (c) roses
  38. 38.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “books”? (a) shops (b) bridges (c) judges
  39. 39.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “cars”? (a) laughs (b) pens (c) buses
  40. 40.Listen: how does the -s ending of “boys” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound

Answer key

  1. “s” sound
  2. “z” sound
  3. “z” sound
  4. plays
  5. “iz” (an extra beat)
  6. “z” sound
  7. “z” sound
  8. “iz” (an extra beat)
  9. “iz” (an extra beat)
  10. “z” sound
  11. “s” sound
  12. bags
  13. “z” sound
  14. sits
  15. pens
  16. “z” sound
  17. “s” sound
  18. glasses
  19. “z” sound
  20. “s” sound
  21. “s” sound
  22. “iz” (an extra beat)
  23. knows
  24. “z” sound
  25. books
  26. “iz” (an extra beat)
  27. maps
  28. sits
  29. “z” sound
  30. “iz” (an extra beat)
  31. “iz” (an extra beat)
  32. “s” sound
  33. “s” sound
  34. “iz” (an extra beat)
  35. “iz” (an extra beat)
  36. “s” sound
  37. roses
  38. shops
  39. pens
  40. “z” sound

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