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