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Plural S Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 7: -s endings: s, z or iz · Set 734 · 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 “prizes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  2. 2.How does the -s ending of “washes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  3. 3.Listen: how does the -s ending of “watches” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  4. 4.How does the -s ending of “cats” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  5. 5.How does the -s ending of “cups” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  6. 6.How does the -s ending of “glasses” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  7. 7.How does the -s ending of “faces” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  8. 8.How does the -s ending of “watches” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “plays”? (a) prizes (b) dogs (c) boxes
  10. 10.How does the -s ending of “helps” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  11. 11.How does the -s ending of “plates” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  12. 12.Listen: how does the -s ending of “pages” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  13. 13.How does the -s ending of “buses” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  14. 14.How does the -s ending of “books” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  15. 15.Listen: how does the -s ending of “pens” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  16. 16.Listen: how does the -s ending of “books” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  17. 17.Listen: how does the -s ending of “sings” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  18. 18.Listen: how does the -s ending of “birds” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  19. 19.Listen: how does the -s ending of “rooms” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  20. 20.How does the -s ending of “cars” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  21. 21.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “sits”? (a) washes (b) cups (c) bridges
  22. 22.Listen: how does the -s ending of “changes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  23. 23.How does the -s ending of “bridges” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  24. 24.How does the -s ending of “shoes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  25. 25.Listen: how does the -s ending of “washes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  26. 26.Listen: how does the -s ending of “laughs” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  27. 27.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “shops”? (a) pages (b) roofs (c) pens
  28. 28.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “songs”? (a) laughs (b) bridges (c) trees
  29. 29.How does the -s ending of “rooms” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  30. 30.Listen: how does the -s ending of “knows” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  31. 31.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “washes”? (a) knows (b) dishes (c) cars
  32. 32.How does the -s ending of “days” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  33. 33.How does the -s ending of “maps” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  34. 34.How does the -s ending of “sits” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  35. 35.How does the -s ending of “laughs” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  36. 36.Listen: how does the -s ending of “buses” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  37. 37.Listen: how does the -s ending of “bells” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  38. 38.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “pens”? (a) laughs (b) walks (c) boys
  39. 39.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “chips”? (a) coats (b) faces (c) pages
  40. 40.Listen: how does the -s ending of “dishes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound

Answer key

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

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