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Pronunciation lesson 7: -s endings: s, z or iz · Set 523 · 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 “cats” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  2. 2.How does the -s ending of “sings” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  3. 3.Listen: how does the -s ending of “watches” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  4. 4.How does the -s ending of “parks” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  5. 5.How does the -s ending of “coats” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  6. 6.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “cups”? (a) cars (b) buses (c) cats
  7. 7.Listen: how does the -s ending of “maps” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  8. 8.How does the -s ending of “dogs” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  9. 9.Listen: how does the -s ending of “laughs” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  10. 10.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “boxes”? (a) pages (b) days (c) sits
  11. 11.Listen: how does the -s ending of “faces” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  12. 12.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “rooms”? (a) watches (b) parks (c) trees
  13. 13.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “books”? (a) dishes (b) boxes (c) shops
  14. 14.How does the -s ending of “jumps” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  15. 15.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “prizes”? (a) lakes (b) washes (c) sits
  16. 16.Listen: how does the -s ending of “chips” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  17. 17.How does the -s ending of “laughs” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  18. 18.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “dogs”? (a) knows (b) cups (c) judges
  19. 19.How does the -s ending of “roofs” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  20. 20.Listen: how does the -s ending of “coats” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  21. 21.How does the -s ending of “books” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  22. 22.Listen: how does the -s ending of “sits” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  23. 23.How does the -s ending of “rooms” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  24. 24.How does the -s ending of “days” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  25. 25.How does the -s ending of “sits” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  26. 26.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “cars”? (a) buses (b) cats (c) calls
  27. 27.How does the -s ending of “chips” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  28. 28.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “bags”? (a) helps (b) knows (c) books
  29. 29.Listen: how does the -s ending of “days” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  30. 30.Listen: how does the -s ending of “birds” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  31. 31.Listen: how does the -s ending of “rooms” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  32. 32.Listen: how does the -s ending of “eyes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  33. 33.How does the -s ending of “glasses” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  34. 34.Listen: how does the -s ending of “lakes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  35. 35.How does the -s ending of “shops” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  36. 36.How does the -s ending of “lakes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  37. 37.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “bridges”? (a) birds (b) dishes (c) pens
  38. 38.How does the -s ending of “pages” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  39. 39.How does the -s ending of “bags” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  40. 40.How does the -s ending of “changes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound

Answer key

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

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