Sentence Agreement

 Grammar-Quizzes
Listening for Final "S" Framed | Unframed

 

 

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1.  Compare the sound of final -s in these pairs of words. After clicking the links, a new "player" window  may open. The files are AIF files.
seats       [seets] seeds    [seedz]
ropes     [rowps] robes     [rowbz]
backs     [baeks] bags     [baegz]

 

2.   Practice pronouncing final -s after voiceless consonants:  t - p - k . Click on the sound buttons.

Do you hear the final /s/ sound?

t p k
seats    [seets] ropes    [rowps] backs    [baeks]
hats    [haets] trips    [trips]  
hates    [heyts] sleeps    [sleeps]  

 

 

 

3.   Practice pronouncing final -s after voiced consonants d - b - g & vowels
Do you hear the final /z/ sound?

d b g m & n vowels
seeds     [seedz] robs    [robz] bags   [baegz] homes    [howmz] sees    [seez]
feeds     [feedz] robes    [rowbz]      
lids     [lidz]        

 

 

 

3.   Practice pronouncing final -s after -sh, -ch, -s, -z, -ge/dge
Do you hear the final /iz/ sound?

-sh -ch -s -z -x -ge/-dge
dishes   [dish-iz] catches     [cach-iz] kisses    [kis-siz] prizes    [praiz-iz] mixes    [mik-siz] edges    [ej-iz]

 

 
 

Listening Practice

 

 

# YOUR RESPONSE ANSWER CHECK

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LISTEN: mystery word

WORD YOU HEARD:

 


2.

LISTEN 2: mystery word

WORD YOU HEARD:

 

 
3.

LISTEN 3: mystery word

WORD YOU HEARD:

 

 

 

 

 
 

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Julie Sevastopoulos -   College of San Mateo - San Mateo, CA 94402 USA