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Plural S Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 7: -s endings: s, z or iz · Set 573 · 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 “washes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  2. 2.Listen: how does the -s ending of “plays” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  3. 3.Listen: how does the -s ending of “shoes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  4. 4.How does the -s ending of “chips” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  5. 5.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “helps”? (a) songs (b) roses (c) coats
  6. 6.Listen: how does the -s ending of “laughs” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  7. 7.How does the -s ending of “lakes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  8. 8.Listen: how does the -s ending of “bags” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  9. 9.How does the -s ending of “cars” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  10. 10.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “plays”? (a) boxes (b) jumps (c) shoes
  11. 11.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “coats”? (a) watches (b) races (c) sits
  12. 12.Listen: how does the -s ending of “sits” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  13. 13.How does the -s ending of “races” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  14. 14.How does the -s ending of “cups” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  15. 15.Listen: how does the -s ending of “knows” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  16. 16.How does the -s ending of “sings” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  17. 17.How does the -s ending of “plays” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  18. 18.How does the -s ending of “sits” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  19. 19.How does the -s ending of “plates” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  20. 20.Listen: how does the -s ending of “helps” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  21. 21.How does the -s ending of “dogs” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  22. 22.How does the -s ending of “rooms” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  23. 23.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “cats”? (a) sings (b) shops (c) faces
  24. 24.How does the -s ending of “birds” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  25. 25.Listen: how does the -s ending of “pages” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  26. 26.How does the -s ending of “trees” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  27. 27.How does the -s ending of “bags” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  28. 28.Listen: how does the -s ending of “cars” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  29. 29.How does the -s ending of “roofs” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  30. 30.How does the -s ending of “shoes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  31. 31.How does the -s ending of “knows” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  32. 32.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “boys”? (a) watches (b) knows (c) maps
  33. 33.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “buses”? (a) sings (b) bells (c) faces
  34. 34.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “cats”? (a) bridges (b) birds (c) parks
  35. 35.How does the -s ending of “parks” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  36. 36.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “buses”? (a) songs (b) dishes (c) lakes
  37. 37.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “walks”? (a) plates (b) wishes (c) pages
  38. 38.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “sings”? (a) walks (b) runs (c) pages
  39. 39.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “trees”? (a) runs (b) washes (c) plates
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “books”? (a) days (b) jumps (c) plays

Answer key

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

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