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Pronunciation lesson 7: -s endings: s, z or iz · Set 701 · 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 “helps” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  2. 2.Listen: how does the -s ending of “cups” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  3. 3.Listen: how does the -s ending of “dishes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  4. 4.How does the -s ending of “dogs” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  5. 5.Listen: how does the -s ending of “coats” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  6. 6.How does the -s ending of “walks” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  7. 7.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “boxes”? (a) plays (b) birds (c) washes
  8. 8.How does the -s ending of “wishes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  9. 9.How does the -s ending of “sits” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  10. 10.How does the -s ending of “bags” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  11. 11.Listen: how does the -s ending of “knows” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  12. 12.How does the -s ending of “dishes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  13. 13.How does the -s ending of “sings” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  14. 14.Listen: how does the -s ending of “lakes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  15. 15.How does the -s ending of “eyes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  16. 16.Listen: how does the -s ending of “cars” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  17. 17.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “cups”? (a) races (b) rooms (c) helps
  18. 18.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “books”? (a) rooms (b) changes (c) chips
  19. 19.How does the -s ending of “chips” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  20. 20.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “chips”? (a) bags (b) changes (c) plates
  21. 21.How does the -s ending of “boxes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  22. 22.Listen: how does the -s ending of “parks” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  23. 23.How does the -s ending of “changes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  24. 24.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “races”? (a) birds (b) buses (c) cars
  25. 25.How does the -s ending of “cars” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  26. 26.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “calls”? (a) lakes (b) birds (c) jumps
  27. 27.Listen: how does the -s ending of “books” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  28. 28.How does the -s ending of “glasses” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  29. 29.How does the -s ending of “judges” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  30. 30.How does the -s ending of “birds” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  31. 31.Listen: how does the -s ending of “calls” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  32. 32.How does the -s ending of “coats” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  33. 33.How does the -s ending of “runs” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  34. 34.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “pages”? (a) pens (b) buses (c) runs
  35. 35.Listen: how does the -s ending of “dogs” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  36. 36.How does the -s ending of “buses” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  37. 37.Listen: how does the -s ending of “shops” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  38. 38.How does the -s ending of “lakes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  39. 39.How does the -s ending of “shoes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “plates”? (a) runs (b) books (c) races

Answer key

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

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