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