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FINAL -S
PRONUNCIATION

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1 How to pronounce final -s

‘S’ at the end of verbs in the third person, plural nouns and possessive words is pronounced in different
ways.

Final -s sound: /s/ /z/ /iz/

Hearing the sound: When the base form of When the base When the base
the word ends in the form of the form of the
unvoiced sounds /f/, /k/, word ends in the word ends in
/p/, /t/ or /θ/, the sound voiced sounds the sounds
is /s/. /b/, /g/, /v/, /m/, /s/, /S(sh)/, /z/,
/n/, /6/, /l/ or /Ù(ch)/ or /Ã(j)/,
/ð/, the sound is the sound is /iz/.
/z/. It forms an extra
syllable.

Examples: laugh - laughs tub - tubs class - classes

kick - kicks bag - bags wash - washes
sleep - sleeps drive - drives surprise -
student - students Tim - Tim’s surprises
path - paths phone - phones catch - catches
call - calls badge - badges
bathe - bathes

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2 Final -s sounds

Listen and repeat the words that you hear.

Audio

3 Final -s in words

Listen to the audio. Put s, z, or iz for the sound that you hear at the end of each word below.

Audio
1
sings
2
attacks
3
averages
4
bracelets
5
breathes
6
cures
7
freezes
8
gloves
9
graphs
10
pauses
11
struggles
12
teaches
13
worms

4 Final -s in context

Choose the correct sound - s, z or iz - for the final sound of each underlined word. Say the sentences
out loud to help you.

1. Sam won lots of races when he was young. s / z / iz

2. Olivia enjoyed the view from the top of the cliffs. s / z / iz
3. Tamara often dreams about being on a tropical island. s / z / iz
4. The bank has several branches in the city. s / z / iz
5. There are many pathways that go into the forest. s / z / iz
6. They bought some cloths to clean their bathroom. s / z / iz
7. He saw the bat’s wings first and then its body. s / z / iz
8. The nurse’s day began at 5am and finished at 10pm. s / z / iz
9. Our neighbour’s dog is quite aggressive and often scares people. s / z / iz

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5 Speed game

Work with a partner. On the next page are some of the words from the worksheet, plus some new
ones. Time yourself to see how long it takes you to put each word into the correct column. Check
your answers with the teacher.

s z iz

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Transcripts

2. Final -s sounds

1. badges

2. bags

3. bathes

4. calls

5. catches

6. classes

7. drives

8. kicks

9. laughs

10.paths

11.phones

12.sleeps

13.students

14.surprises

15.Tim’s

16.tubs

17.washes

3. Final -s in words

1. sings

2. attacks

3. averages

4. bracelets

5. breathes

6. cures

7. freezes

8. gloves

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9. graphs

10.pauses

11.struggles

12.teaches

13.worms

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Key

2. Final -s sounds

Play or download the audio file from the website or scan the QR code using a mobile device. Play the audio once
and then again if students request it. Make sure that students are pronouncing the words correctly.

3. Final -s in words

1. sings - z 2. attacks - s 3. averages - iz

4. bracelets - s 5. breathes - z 6. cures - z
7. freezes - iz 8. gloves - z 9. graphs - s
10. pauses - iz 11. struggles - z 12. teaches - iz
13. worms - z

4. Final -s in context

Students can work in pairs and then check with the teacher.
1. races - iz 2. cliffs - s 3. dreams - z
4. branches - iz 5. pathways - z 6. cloths - s
7. bat’s - s 8. nurse’s - iz 9. neighbour’s - z

5. Speed game

Students should work in pairs or small teams. Each team should use a stopwatch on a mobile phone to time
themselves. When everyone has finished, check that the students have the correct answers. Then check their
times. The student’s with the most correct answers in the fastest time win the race. If a team is faster but they
have fewer correct answers, then the slower team with more correct answers wins. For example, a team with 20
correct answers with a time of 4 mins 30s beats a team with 18 correct answers with a time of 4 mins.
Answers: s column: bracelets, cliffs, cloths, cracks, elephants, goats, graphs. z column: breathes, cherries, cures,
The Netherlands, The Philippines. iz column: averages, branches, cages, quizzes, races, teaches, wages, wishes.

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