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Plural S Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 7: -s endings: s, z or iz · Set 869 · 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 “boxes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  2. 2.How does the -s ending of “chips” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  3. 3.Listen: how does the -s ending of “walks” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  4. 4.Listen: how does the -s ending of “dogs” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  5. 5.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “books”? (a) birds (b) buses (c) laughs
  6. 6.How does the -s ending of “parks” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  7. 7.How does the -s ending of “jumps” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  8. 8.How does the -s ending of “glasses” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “runs”? (a) walks (b) songs (c) glasses
  10. 10.Listen: how does the -s ending of “roofs” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  11. 11.How does the -s ending of “plates” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  12. 12.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “lakes”? (a) runs (b) calls (c) roofs
  13. 13.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “jumps”? (a) calls (b) birds (c) maps
  14. 14.How does the -s ending of “books” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  15. 15.Listen: how does the -s ending of “washes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  16. 16.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “dishes”? (a) rooms (b) changes (c) dogs
  17. 17.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “washes”? (a) judges (b) books (c) shoes
  18. 18.Listen: how does the -s ending of “bells” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  19. 19.Listen: how does the -s ending of “glasses” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  20. 20.How does the -s ending of “walks” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  21. 21.How does the -s ending of “days” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  22. 22.How does the -s ending of “buses” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  23. 23.How does the -s ending of “songs” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  24. 24.How does the -s ending of “maps” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  25. 25.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “bags”? (a) runs (b) sits (c) coats
  26. 26.How does the -s ending of “wishes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  27. 27.How does the -s ending of “judges” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  28. 28.How does the -s ending of “cats” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  29. 29.How does the -s ending of “cups” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  30. 30.Listen: how does the -s ending of “chips” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  31. 31.How does the -s ending of “watches” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  32. 32.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “washes”? (a) pages (b) plates (c) calls
  33. 33.How does the -s ending of “calls” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  34. 34.How does the -s ending of “prizes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  35. 35.How does the -s ending of “dogs” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  36. 36.Listen: how does the -s ending of “shops” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  37. 37.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “washes”? (a) shoes (b) changes (c) birds
  38. 38.How does the -s ending of “laughs” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  39. 39.Listen: how does the -s ending of “roses” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  40. 40.How does the -s ending of “faces” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound

Answer key

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

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