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(You can touch your throat and feel the vibration of the vocal folds. ) This includes sounds like /b/, /d/, /g/, /n/, /v/, and all the vowel sounds.\u003Cbr>Unvoiced Sounds – Sounds made without engaging the vocal folds.(When you touch your throat, you do not feel any vibration. ) This includes sounds like /t/, /p/, /k/, /f/, and /h/ .\u003Cbr>© [www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com)\u003Cbr>Terms of Use: This printable pack was created for you to use at home with your child(ren) or with multiple children in your classroom/tutoring setting. Please do not share this PDF between classrooms, sell, host, reproduce, giveaway, or store on any other site (including a blog, Facebook, 4Shared, Dropbox, Amazon Inspire, etc. ) . Thank you! |  |\n\n\n| You’ll Also Like…\u003Cbr>Click on the images to find the posts! |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| | \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>© [www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) |\n\nThe 2 Sounds of Final _s  \n\n| _s sounds like /s/\u003Cbr> She sits on the rug.  The rocks are so big! | Follows a final\u003Cbr>unvoiced sound\u003Cbr>in the base word.\u003Cbr>Examples:\u003Cbr>rats maps cuffs decks |\n| --- | --- |\n| _s sounds like /z/\u003Cbr> He runs like the wind!\u003Cbr> I see two blue flags.\u003Cbr>©[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com)\u003Cbr>| Follows a final\u003Cbr>voiced sound\u003Cbr>in the base word.\u003Cbr>Examples:\u003Cbr>grills slams webs twigs |\n\nThe 2 Sounds of Final _s  \n\n| _s sounds like /s/\u003Cbr> She sits on the rug.  The rocks are so big! | Follows a final\u003Cbr>unvoiced sound\u003Cbr>in the base word.\u003Cbr>Examples:\u003Cbr>rats maps cuffs decks |\n| --- | --- |\n| _s sounds like /z/\u003Cbr> He runs like the wind!\u003Cbr> I see two blue flags.\u003Cbr>©[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com)\u003Cbr>| Follows a final\u003Cbr>voiced sound\u003Cbr>in the base word.\u003Cbr>Examples:\u003Cbr>grills slams webs twigs |\n\n\n| sounds like s\u003Cbr>[www.this reading mama. com](www.this reading mama. com) | sounds like z\u003Cbr>[www.this reading mama. com](www.this reading mama. com) | rams |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| cats | backs | hands |\n| smells | legs | jumps |\n| rubs | stops | pigs |\n| walks | picks | fans |\n| hugs | hats | asks |\n| lamps | rings | ends |\n| ribs | pants | tips |\n\n2 sounds of final _s, base word underlined  \n\n| sounds like s\u003Cbr>[www.this reading mama. com](www.this reading mama. com) | sounds like z\u003Cbr>[www.this reading mama. com](www.this reading mama. com) | rams |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| cats | backs | hands |\n| smells | legs | jumps |\n| rubs | stops | pigs |\n| walks | picks | fans |\n| hugs | hats | asks |\n| lamps | rings | ends |\n| ribs | pants | tips |\n\n2 sounds of final _s, no underline  \n2 Sounds of Final _s Read each word. Use the color code to color it by the sound of final _s.  \ns  \nred  \nz  \nblue  \n[www.this reading mama. com](www.this reading mama. com)  \n\n| tags | muffs | claps | beds |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| spills | grins | flops | bats |\n| sinks | rips | cobs | hums |\n| runs | stars | locks | hens |\n| yanks | clubs | songs | camps |\n| dolls | masks | lasts | zips |\n| plants | vests | clogs | eggs |\n\n_s underlined  \n2 Sounds of Final _s Read each word. Use the color code to color it by the sound of final _s.  \ns  \nred  \nz  \nblue  \n[www.this reading mama. com](www.this reading mama. com)  \n\n| tags | muffs | claps | beds |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| spills | grins | flops | bats |\n| sinks | rips | cobs | hums |\n| runs | stars | locks | hens |\n| yanks | clubs | songs | camps |\n| dolls | masks | lasts | zips |\n| plants | vests | clogs | eggs |\n\n_s not underlined  \nRead, Highlight, Circle  \nRead each sentence. Highlight or underline the word that ends with s. 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