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Here is the rule to help you: When the letter ‘s’ is after an unvoiced or quiet consonant, it is. pronounced as a /s/. e.g., hats, tops, works, laughs, what’s, moths. When the letter ‘s’ is after a vowel, another ‘s’, or a voiced consonant, it is pronounced as a /z/ sound.
Learn the Sounds of American English! This video covers the S [s] and Z [z] Consonants. Perfect your American Accent! Buy the whole set of videos, the Soun...
The movement of the air makes the S and Z sounds. The S sound is a hissing sound like a snake. The Z sound is like the sound of buzzing bees. In this video, Rachel from Rachel's English will show you how to position your mouth to make each of these sounds.
A Speech Therapist shares tips on how to teach the S and Z sounds. Learn about voice and voiceless pairs. Includes initial S and Z word lists, medial S and Z word lists, and final S and Z word lists.
Learn how to pronounce the sounds /s/ and /z/ in first, medial, and final position in words.
Useful minimal pairs practice of final /s/ and /z/ as in BUS and BUZZ, useful practice for speakers of many languages. Minimal pairs are words that vary by only a single sound. Pronunciation for learners of English.
3. The /z/ sound. If the last letter of the words ends in a voiced consonant (or sound), then the S is pronounced like a Z /z/(without creating another syllable). This Z sound is similar to the sound a bee makes zzzz. We also use this ending when the word ends in a vowel sound (e.g. bees, flies etc.) Examples of words ending in the /z/ sound:
There are five common spellings of the S sound: s/ss, ce, ci, sc, and x. There are three common spellings of the Z sound: z/zz, s, x. Next to this, there are three rules that can be helpful to determine whether or not a sound is an /s/ as opposed to /z/.
In this American English pronunciation video, we’re going to learn how to make the S and Z consonant sounds. These two sounds are paired together because they take the same mouth position. S is unvoiced, meaning only air passes through the mouth.
In this pronunciation lesson, I will talk about words which look the same but can be pronounced in two different ways, with an S sound or a Z sound. For example, close, use, house, and excuse can all be pronounced with an S sound or a Z sound, and the sound will change the meaning of the word.