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