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