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Pronunciation lesson 7: -s endings: s, z or iz · Set 479 · 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 “walks” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  2. 2.How does the -s ending of “runs” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  3. 3.Listen: how does the -s ending of “bridges” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  4. 4.How does the -s ending of “days” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  5. 5.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “judges”? (a) rooms (b) dishes (c) helps
  6. 6.How does the -s ending of “bridges” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  7. 7.Listen: how does the -s ending of “runs” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  8. 8.How does the -s ending of “pens” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  9. 9.How does the -s ending of “helps” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  10. 10.Listen: how does the -s ending of “pages” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  11. 11.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “buses”? (a) knows (b) shops (c) wishes
  12. 12.Listen: how does the -s ending of “lakes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  13. 13.How does the -s ending of “glasses” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  14. 14.How does the -s ending of “parks” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  15. 15.How does the -s ending of “sits” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  16. 16.Listen: how does the -s ending of “roofs” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  17. 17.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “plates”? (a) knows (b) washes (c) lakes
  18. 18.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “parks”? (a) plates (b) pages (c) washes
  19. 19.How does the -s ending of “races” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  20. 20.How does the -s ending of “roofs” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  21. 21.How does the -s ending of “calls” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  22. 22.How does the -s ending of “changes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  23. 23.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “races”? (a) watches (b) shoes (c) shops
  24. 24.How does the -s ending of “maps” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  25. 25.How does the -s ending of “plates” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  26. 26.How does the -s ending of “cats” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  27. 27.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “jumps”? (a) cats (b) boys (c) runs
  28. 28.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “sings”? (a) roses (b) shops (c) days
  29. 29.Listen: how does the -s ending of “dogs” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  30. 30.Listen: how does the -s ending of “washes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  31. 31.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “coats”? (a) helps (b) boxes (c) shoes
  32. 32.How does the -s ending of “prizes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  33. 33.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “bells”? (a) coats (b) books (c) trees
  34. 34.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “jumps”? (a) birds (b) coats (c) eyes
  35. 35.How does the -s ending of “shoes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  36. 36.How does the -s ending of “buses” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  37. 37.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “washes”? (a) dogs (b) bridges (c) jumps
  38. 38.Listen: how does the -s ending of “chips” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  39. 39.How does the -s ending of “pages” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “plays”? (a) knows (b) jumps (c) buses

Answer key

  1. “s” sound
  2. “z” sound
  3. “iz” (an extra beat)
  4. “z” sound
  5. dishes
  6. “iz” (an extra beat)
  7. “z” sound
  8. “z” sound
  9. “s” sound
  10. “iz” (an extra beat)
  11. wishes
  12. “s” sound
  13. “iz” (an extra beat)
  14. “s” sound
  15. “s” sound
  16. “s” sound
  17. lakes
  18. plates
  19. “iz” (an extra beat)
  20. “s” sound
  21. “z” sound
  22. “iz” (an extra beat)
  23. watches
  24. “s” sound
  25. “s” sound
  26. “s” sound
  27. cats
  28. days
  29. “z” sound
  30. “iz” (an extra beat)
  31. helps
  32. “iz” (an extra beat)
  33. trees
  34. coats
  35. “z” sound
  36. “iz” (an extra beat)
  37. bridges
  38. “s” sound
  39. “iz” (an extra beat)
  40. knows

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