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Pronunciation lesson 7: -s endings: s, z or iz · Set 519 · 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 “rooms” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  2. 2.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “runs”? (a) chips (b) dogs (c) prizes
  3. 3.How does the -s ending of “songs” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  4. 4.How does the -s ending of “plays” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  5. 5.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “roofs”? (a) walks (b) pages (c) bridges
  6. 6.How does the -s ending of “chips” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  7. 7.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “knows”? (a) dogs (b) laughs (c) lakes
  8. 8.Listen: how does the -s ending of “watches” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “plates”? (a) judges (b) walks (c) dishes
  10. 10.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “pens”? (a) prizes (b) trees (c) jumps
  11. 11.How does the -s ending of “knows” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  12. 12.Listen: how does the -s ending of “boxes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  13. 13.How does the -s ending of “dogs” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  14. 14.How does the -s ending of “watches” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  15. 15.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “prizes”? (a) helps (b) buses (c) songs
  16. 16.Listen: how does the -s ending of “faces” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  17. 17.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “knows”? (a) parks (b) washes (c) runs
  18. 18.How does the -s ending of “dishes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  19. 19.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “washes”? (a) buses (b) walks (c) days
  20. 20.Listen: how does the -s ending of “jumps” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  21. 21.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “days”? (a) shoes (b) glasses (c) prizes
  22. 22.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “pages”? (a) faces (b) rooms (c) lakes
  23. 23.Listen: how does the -s ending of “parks” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  24. 24.How does the -s ending of “jumps” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  25. 25.Listen: how does the -s ending of “cups” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  26. 26.How does the -s ending of “cars” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  27. 27.How does the -s ending of “maps” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  28. 28.How does the -s ending of “faces” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  29. 29.How does the -s ending of “helps” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  30. 30.How does the -s ending of “cups” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  31. 31.How does the -s ending of “bells” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  32. 32.Listen: how does the -s ending of “birds” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  33. 33.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “calls”? (a) changes (b) birds (c) jumps
  34. 34.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “glasses”? (a) runs (b) cups (c) pages
  35. 35.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “cups”? (a) sings (b) glasses (c) walks
  36. 36.How does the -s ending of “cats” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  37. 37.How does the -s ending of “birds” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  38. 38.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “changes”? (a) roofs (b) washes (c) sits
  39. 39.How does the -s ending of “buses” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “chips”? (a) dogs (b) cats (c) pens

Answer key

  1. “z” sound
  2. dogs
  3. “z” sound
  4. “z” sound
  5. walks
  6. “s” sound
  7. dogs
  8. “iz” (an extra beat)
  9. walks
  10. trees
  11. “z” sound
  12. “iz” (an extra beat)
  13. “z” sound
  14. “iz” (an extra beat)
  15. buses
  16. “iz” (an extra beat)
  17. runs
  18. “iz” (an extra beat)
  19. buses
  20. “s” sound
  21. shoes
  22. faces
  23. “s” sound
  24. “s” sound
  25. “s” sound
  26. “z” sound
  27. “s” sound
  28. “iz” (an extra beat)
  29. “s” sound
  30. “s” sound
  31. “z” sound
  32. “z” sound
  33. birds
  34. pages
  35. walks
  36. “s” sound
  37. “z” sound
  38. washes
  39. “iz” (an extra beat)
  40. cats

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