Pronunciation with s and es

I. Choose the word that show the s ending is pronounced.

/s/
1.
2.
3.

/z/

/iz/

/s/

potatoes
cooks
rubs

8,
9.
10

reads
massages
laughs

rises

.
11

caves

length

.
12

plays

6.

calculate

.
13

maps

7.

s
roses

.
14

daniels

4.
5.

Exercise 1: Circle the word which has the underlined part pronounced as:
0./s/

chores

brothers

shifts

1./z/

halves

dates

kits

2./s/

speaks

bags

days

3./s/

activities

parents

feelings

4./z/

hours

projects

takes

5./z/

pets

loves

laughs

6./s/

photographs

stays

questions

7./z/

weekends

basts

months

8./iz/

problems

shares

washes

9./iz/

physics

watches

nights

10./iz/

jobs

joins

misses

/z/

/iz/

Exercise 2: Choose the underlined words has pronouced differntly from the others.

1. A. neighbors
2. A. snacks
3. A. streets
4. A. cities
5. A. develops
6. A. explains
7. A. phones
8. A. proofs
9. A. involves
10. A. serves
11. A. remembers
12. A. miles
13. A. sports
14. A. makes
15. A. albums
16. A. gets
17. A. collects
18. A. stamps
19. A. envelops
20. A. athletics
21. A. things
22. A. parks
23. A. helps

B. friends
B. follows
B. phones
B. satellites
B. takes
B. wakes
B. streets
B. regions
B. believes
B. blocks
B. cooks
B. words
B. plays
B. views
B. tanks
B. loves
B.cooks
B. friends
B. tunes
B. participants
B. engineers
B. animals
B. provides

C. relatives
C. titles
C. books
C. series
C. laughs
C. phones
C. books
C. lifts
C. suggests
C. banks
C. walls
C. accidents
C. households
C. reads
C. shops
C. sings
C. swims
C. relatives
C. books
C. efforts
C. scientists
C. planets
C. documents

D. photographs
D. writers
D. makes
D. workers
D. volumes
D. names
D. makes
D. rocks
D. steals
D. tourists
D. pyramids
D. names
D. minds
D. decides
D. plants
D. buys
D. claps
D. guitars
D. guitarists
D. skills
D. individuals
D. environments
D. texts

EXERCISE 2: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1. A. skims
B. works
C. sits
2. A. fixes
B. pushes
C. misses
3. A. cries
B. buzzes
C. studies
4. A. holds
B. notes
C. replies
5. A. keeps
B. gives
C. cleans
6. A. runs
B. fills
C. draws
catches
7. A. drops
B. kicks
C. sees
8. A. types
B. knocks
C. changes
9. A. drinks
B. rides
C. travels
10. A. calls
B. glasses
C. smiles
11. A. schools
B. yards
C. labs
12. A. knives
B. trees
C. classes
13. A. buses
B. horses
C. causes
14. A. garages
B. boats
C. bikes
roofs
15. A. ships
B. roads
C. streets
16. A. beliefs
B. cups
C. plates
17. A. books
B. days
C. songs
18. A. houses
B. knives
C. clauses
19. A. roofs
B. banks
C. hills
20. A. hats
B. tables
C. tests

D. laughs
D. goes
D. supplies
D. sings
D. prepares
D.
D. hopes
D. wants
D. leaves
D. learns
D. seats
D. agrees
D. ties
D.
D. speaks
D. apples
D. erasers
D. changes
D. bats
D.

desks
21. A. gives
22. A. sees
needs
23. A. seeks
24. A. tries
studies
25. A. says
boys
26. A. eyes
faces
27. A. posts
28. A. beds
29. A. stools

B. passes
B. sings

C. dances
C. meets

D. finishes
D.

B. plays
B. receives

C. gets

D. looks
D.

C. teaches

B. pays

C. stays

D.

B. apples

C. tables

D.

B. types
B. pens
B. cards

C. wives
C. notebooks
C. cabs

D. keeps
D. rulers
D. forks