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Plural S Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 7: -s endings: s, z or iz · Set 710 · 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 “bags” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  2. 2.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “pages”? (a) maps (b) boys (c) glasses
  3. 3.How does the -s ending of “watches” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  4. 4.How does the -s ending of “prizes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  5. 5.Listen: how does the -s ending of “wishes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  6. 6.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “faces”? (a) trees (b) sings (c) judges
  7. 7.How does the -s ending of “chips” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  8. 8.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “washes”? (a) cats (b) glasses (c) chips
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “eyes”? (a) sings (b) jumps (c) plates
  10. 10.Listen: how does the -s ending of “cups” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  11. 11.Listen: how does the -s ending of “dishes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  12. 12.How does the -s ending of “cars” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  13. 13.How does the -s ending of “walks” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  14. 14.How does the -s ending of “rooms” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  15. 15.How does the -s ending of “songs” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  16. 16.How does the -s ending of “eyes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  17. 17.How does the -s ending of “sings” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  18. 18.How does the -s ending of “coats” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  19. 19.How does the -s ending of “runs” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  20. 20.Listen: how does the -s ending of “books” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  21. 21.How does the -s ending of “cats” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  22. 22.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “plates”? (a) cars (b) lakes (c) dogs
  23. 23.Listen: how does the -s ending of “songs” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  24. 24.Listen: how does the -s ending of “sits” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  25. 25.How does the -s ending of “glasses” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  26. 26.How does the -s ending of “buses” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  27. 27.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “shoes”? (a) roses (b) cats (c) trees
  28. 28.How does the -s ending of “dishes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  29. 29.Listen: how does the -s ending of “calls” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  30. 30.How does the -s ending of “boys” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  31. 31.Listen: how does the -s ending of “walks” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  32. 32.How does the -s ending of “races” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  33. 33.How does the -s ending of “dogs” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  34. 34.How does the -s ending of “books” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  35. 35.Listen: how does the -s ending of “chips” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  36. 36.How does the -s ending of “judges” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  37. 37.How does the -s ending of “sits” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  38. 38.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “plays”? (a) watches (b) helps (c) trees
  39. 39.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “plates”? (a) days (b) coats (c) buses
  40. 40.How does the -s ending of “plates” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)

Answer key

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

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