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Plural S Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 7: -s endings: s, z or iz · Set 704 · 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 “bells” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  2. 2.Listen: how does the -s ending of “birds” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  3. 3.How does the -s ending of “cars” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  4. 4.How does the -s ending of “songs” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  5. 5.How does the -s ending of “bags” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  6. 6.How does the -s ending of “pages” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  7. 7.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “parks”? (a) pages (b) jumps (c) wishes
  8. 8.How does the -s ending of “runs” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “pens”? (a) lakes (b) washes (c) plays
  10. 10.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “walks”? (a) boys (b) buses (c) cats
  11. 11.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “laughs”? (a) cars (b) cats (c) rooms
  12. 12.Listen: how does the -s ending of “helps” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  13. 13.How does the -s ending of “books” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  14. 14.Listen: how does the -s ending of “eyes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  15. 15.How does the -s ending of “chips” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  16. 16.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “walks”? (a) changes (b) birds (c) maps
  17. 17.Listen: how does the -s ending of “lakes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  18. 18.Listen: how does the -s ending of “sings” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  19. 19.Listen: how does the -s ending of “boys” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  20. 20.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “parks”? (a) cats (b) changes (c) bells
  21. 21.How does the -s ending of “dishes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  22. 22.How does the -s ending of “cats” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  23. 23.How does the -s ending of “maps” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  24. 24.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “roofs”? (a) bells (b) shops (c) races
  25. 25.How does the -s ending of “judges” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  26. 26.How does the -s ending of “shoes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  27. 27.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “shops”? (a) plates (b) bridges (c) sings
  28. 28.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “cars”? (a) roofs (b) dishes (c) days
  29. 29.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “roofs”? (a) wishes (b) plates (c) boxes
  30. 30.Listen: how does the -s ending of “walks” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  31. 31.How does the -s ending of “boys” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  32. 32.How does the -s ending of “rooms” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  33. 33.How does the -s ending of “walks” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  34. 34.Listen: how does the -s ending of “sits” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  35. 35.Listen: how does the -s ending of “faces” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  36. 36.How does the -s ending of “cups” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  37. 37.How does the -s ending of “plates” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  38. 38.How does the -s ending of “jumps” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  39. 39.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “runs”? (a) glasses (b) birds (c) lakes
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “songs”? (a) rooms (b) maps (c) changes

Answer key

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

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