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