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