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Pronunciation lesson 7: -s endings: s, z or iz · Set 586 · 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 “runs” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  2. 2.Listen: how does the -s ending of “jumps” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  3. 3.How does the -s ending of “plates” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  4. 4.Listen: how does the -s ending of “plates” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  5. 5.How does the -s ending of “dogs” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  6. 6.Listen: how does the -s ending of “prizes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  7. 7.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “faces”? (a) washes (b) pens (c) plates
  8. 8.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “jumps”? (a) pens (b) boys (c) walks
  9. 9.How does the -s ending of “maps” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  10. 10.How does the -s ending of “roofs” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  11. 11.Listen: how does the -s ending of “dogs” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  12. 12.Listen: how does the -s ending of “lakes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  13. 13.How does the -s ending of “shops” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  14. 14.Listen: 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 “watches”? (a) roofs (b) chips (c) prizes
  16. 16.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “prizes”? (a) shoes (b) dishes (c) pens
  17. 17.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “trees”? (a) pages (b) dogs (c) roofs
  18. 18.How does the -s ending of “calls” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  19. 19.Listen: how does the -s ending of “helps” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  20. 20.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “coats”? (a) pages (b) boys (c) cups
  21. 21.Listen: how does the -s ending of “buses” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  22. 22.How does the -s ending of “shoes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  23. 23.How does the -s ending of “laughs” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  24. 24.How does the -s ending of “sits” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  25. 25.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “days”? (a) bells (b) cups (c) boxes
  26. 26.How does the -s ending of “bags” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  27. 27.Listen: how does the -s ending of “walks” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  28. 28.How does the -s ending of “faces” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  29. 29.How does the -s ending of “dishes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  30. 30.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “dogs”? (a) boys (b) cats (c) lakes
  31. 31.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “dogs”? (a) pages (b) shoes (c) dishes
  32. 32.How does the -s ending of “washes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  33. 33.How does the -s ending of “coats” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  34. 34.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “dishes”? (a) lakes (b) shops (c) faces
  35. 35.How does the -s ending of “helps” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  36. 36.How does the -s ending of “lakes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  37. 37.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “plates”? (a) races (b) eyes (c) roofs
  38. 38.How does the -s ending of “cats” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  39. 39.Listen: how does the -s ending of “races” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  40. 40.How does the -s ending of “bells” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound

Answer key

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

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