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Plural S Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 7: -s endings: s, z or iz · Set 740 · 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 “pages” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  2. 2.How does the -s ending of “rooms” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  3. 3.How does the -s ending of “cars” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  4. 4.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “lakes”? (a) plates (b) knows (c) races
  5. 5.How does the -s ending of “dogs” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  6. 6.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “faces”? (a) wishes (b) songs (c) shops
  7. 7.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “judges”? (a) prizes (b) bells (c) bags
  8. 8.How does the -s ending of “washes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “calls”? (a) knows (b) maps (c) sits
  10. 10.How does the -s ending of “cats” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  11. 11.How does the -s ending of “bags” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  12. 12.How does the -s ending of “roses” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  13. 13.How does the -s ending of “knows” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  14. 14.Listen: how does the -s ending of “dogs” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  15. 15.How does the -s ending of “pens” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  16. 16.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “birds”? (a) watches (b) plates (c) days
  17. 17.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “washes”? (a) rooms (b) bridges (c) cats
  18. 18.How does the -s ending of “calls” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  19. 19.Listen: how does the -s ending of “changes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  20. 20.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “bridges”? (a) lakes (b) roses (c) helps
  21. 21.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “pens”? (a) boxes (b) birds (c) washes
  22. 22.How does the -s ending of “chips” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  23. 23.Listen: how does the -s ending of “cats” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  24. 24.How does the -s ending of “faces” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  25. 25.Listen: how does the -s ending of “calls” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  26. 26.How does the -s ending of “songs” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  27. 27.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “pens”? (a) calls (b) boxes (c) faces
  28. 28.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “walks”? (a) lakes (b) dogs (c) pens
  29. 29.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “faces”? (a) bridges (b) calls (c) pens
  30. 30.How does the -s ending of “plays” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  31. 31.How does the -s ending of “roofs” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  32. 32.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “glasses”? (a) lakes (b) shops (c) pages
  33. 33.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “sits”? (a) faces (b) lakes (c) glasses
  34. 34.How does the -s ending of “prizes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  35. 35.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “helps”? (a) faces (b) dishes (c) laughs
  36. 36.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “buses”? (a) roses (b) songs (c) cats
  37. 37.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “jumps”? (a) pens (b) pages (c) sits
  38. 38.How does the -s ending of “birds” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  39. 39.How does the -s ending of “books” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “maps”? (a) helps (b) plays (c) bells

Answer key

  1. “iz” (an extra beat)
  2. “z” sound
  3. “z” sound
  4. plates
  5. “z” sound
  6. wishes
  7. prizes
  8. “iz” (an extra beat)
  9. knows
  10. “s” sound
  11. “z” sound
  12. “iz” (an extra beat)
  13. “z” sound
  14. “z” sound
  15. “z” sound
  16. days
  17. bridges
  18. “z” sound
  19. “iz” (an extra beat)
  20. roses
  21. birds
  22. “s” sound
  23. “s” sound
  24. “iz” (an extra beat)
  25. “z” sound
  26. “z” sound
  27. calls
  28. lakes
  29. bridges
  30. “z” sound
  31. “s” sound
  32. pages
  33. lakes
  34. “iz” (an extra beat)
  35. laughs
  36. roses
  37. sits
  38. “z” sound
  39. “s” sound
  40. helps

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