Phonics quiz worksheet with multiple-choice questions on pronunciation differences.

Let’s go through each question one by one. We’re looking for the word where the underlined part (the “s” at the end) is pronounced differently from the other three.

Remember: The “s” at the end of words can sound like:
- /s/ (like in “hats”)
- /z/ (like in “dogs”)
- /ɪz/ or /əz/ (like in “horses” — when the word ends with a hissing sound like s, z, sh, ch, etc.)

We’ll check each group.

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Question 1:
Words: hats, cats, boats, dolls

All these end with voiceless consonants except “dolls”.

- hats → /s/
- cats → /s/
- boats → /s/
- dolls → /z/ (because “l” is voiced)

So “dolls” is different.

Answer: D. B. dolls → but wait, option labels are mixed up! Let’s look again:

Options given:
A. A. hats
B. D. cats
C. C. boats
D. B. dolls

The correct choice is “B. dolls”, which is labeled as D in the answer choices.

So pick D.

Wait — let me double-check the labeling.

Actually, the options are listed as:

A → A. hats
B → D. cats
C → C. boats
D → B. dolls

So if “dolls” is the odd one out, and it’s labeled as “B.” in the word list, but the answer button is “D”, then we choose D.

But this is confusing. Let’s re-read the question format.

It says:

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently...

Then lists:

A. A. hats
B. D. cats
C. C. boats
D. B. dolls

This seems like a typo or mislabeling. But logically, “dolls” has /z/, others have /s/. So the word “dolls” is the different one. And it’s associated with option D (since D points to “B. dolls”).

So answer for Q1: D

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Question 2:
Words: wants, keeps, laughs, needs

Check pronunciation of final “s”:

- wants → /s/ (after unvoiced ‘t’)
- keeps → /s/ (after unvoiced ‘p’)
- laughs → /s/ (after unvoiced ‘f’ — even though spelled ‘gh’, it sounds like ‘f’)
- needs → /z/ (after voiced ‘d’)

So “needs” is different.

Now look at options:

A. B. wants
B. D. keeps
C. A. laughs
D. C. needs

“needs” is labeled as “C.” in the word list, and that corresponds to option D.

So answer: D

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Question 3:
Words: takes, writes, drives, makes

All these are verbs ending in “es” or “s” after a vowel or voiced consonant?

Actually, all these end with a voiced sound before the “s”:

- takes → /k/ is unvoiced → so /s/
- writes → /t/ is unvoiced → /s/
- drives → /v/ is voiced → /z/
- makes → /k/ is unvoiced → /s/

Wait — “drives” ends with /v/, which is voiced → so “s” becomes /z/

Others: takes (/k/), writes (/t/), makes (/k/) — all unvoiced → /s/

So “drives” is different.

Options:

A. C. takes
B. A. writes
C. D. drives
D. B. makes

“drives” is labeled as “D.” in the word list → corresponds to option C

Answer: C

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Question 4:
Words: horses, rivers, sings, hospitals

Check:

- horses → ends with /s/ sound → so “es” = /ɪz/
- rivers → ends with /r/ (voiced) → “s” = /z/
- sings → ends with /ŋ/ (voiced) → “s” = /z/
- hospitals → ends with /l/ (voiced) → “s” = /z/

Only “horses” has /ɪz/ because it ends with a hissing sound (/s/). Others have /z/.

So “horses” is different.

Options:

A. A. horses
B. D. rivers
C. C. sings
D. B. hospitals

“horses” is labeled as “A.” → corresponds to option A

Answer: A

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Question 5:
Words: dates, cooks, fathers, bats

Check:

- dates → ends with /t/ (unvoiced) → /s/
- cooks → ends with /k/ (unvoiced) → /s/
- fathers → ends with /r/ (voiced) → /z/
- bats → ends with /t/ (unvoiced) → /s/

So “fathers” is different — it has /z/, others have /s/

Options:

A. D. dates
B. A. cooks
C. C. fathers
D. B. bats

“fathers” is labeled as “C.” → corresponds to option C

Answer: C

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Question 6:
No words shown? Wait — the image cuts off. But since you only asked to solve what’s visible, and Q6 has no options listed, I’ll assume it’s incomplete and skip it.

But looking back — actually, in your original message, Q6 says:

> 6. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other three.

But no words are listed below it. So probably an error. Since there’s nothing to solve, we stop at Q5.

Wait — maybe I missed something? Let me check again.

In your text, after Q5, it says:

> 6. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other three.

And then nothing. So likely, the image was cut off. Since we can’t solve without data, we ignore Q6.

But in the initial problem set, only Q1–Q5 are fully presented.

So final answers:

Q1: D
Q2: D
Q3: C
Q4: A
Q5: C

But let me verify once more for accuracy.

Rechecking Q1:

hats, cats, boats → all /s/
dolls → /z/ → yes, different → and it’s option D (which points to “B. dolls”) → correct.

Q2:

wants, keeps, laughs → /s/
needs → /z/ → different → option D (points to “C. needs”) → correct.

Q3:

takes, writes, makes → /s/
drives → /z/ → different → option C (points to “D. drives”) → correct.

Q4:

horses → /ɪz/
rivers, sings, hospitals → /z/ → different → option A → correct.

Q5:

dates, cooks, bats → /s/
fathers → /z/ → different → option C → correct.

Perfect.

Final Answer:
1. D
2. D
3. C
4. A
5. C