ZOO LAZY AS ZEAL BUSY IS ZEST EASY HIS ZINC CRAZY WAS ZERO RAZOR BUZZ ZONE DOZEN DAZE ZEBRA DIZZY RAISE ZIPPER COUSIN AMAZE PUZZLE BREEZE
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[Z] SPELLED:
"Z" ZIP SIZE SEIZE LIZARD SNEEZE THE LETTER "X" IS A COMMON SPELLING PATTERN FOR [Z] EX: XYLOPHONE XEROX
"S" HAS EYES ROSE THESE BRUISE
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HINTS
THE LETTER Z IS USUALLY PRONOUNCED [z] EXAMPLES: ZIPPER COZY FREEZE 2. THE LETTER "S" IS USUALLY PRONOUNCED [Z] WHEN BETWEEN VOWELS IN A STRESSED SYLLABLE EXAMPLES: DESÉRVE BECÁUSE RESÍGN PRESÉNT 3. THE LETTER "S" IN PLURAL NOUNS IS PRONOUNCED [Z] WHEN IT FOLLOWS A VOWEL OR MOST VOICED CONSONANTS EXAMPLES: SHOES LEGS LEAVES CARS NOTE: THE VOWEL BEFORE [z] AT THE END OF A WORD IS ALWAYS PROLONGED MORE THAN BEFORE [s]. PROLONGING THE VOWEL BEFORE [Z] HELPS TO DISTINGUISH IT FROM [s] EXAMPLES: EYES BREEZE RISE BUZZ
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THE BOLDFACE WORDS SHOULD BE PRONOUNCED WITH [Z]
EASY DOES IT
ZERO DEGREES
A COOL BREEZE
A DOZEN EGGS
BUSY AS A BEE
CLOSE YOUR EYES
THE PUZZLE IS EASY
I RAISE FLOWERS
THERE ARE ZEBRAS AND LIONS AT THE ZOO
HIS COUSIN COMES FROM NEW ZEALAND
THE MUSEUM IS CLOSED ON TUESDAY
MY HUSBAND GAVE ME A DOZEN ROSES
LIZA TOOK A CRUISE TO BRAZIL.
JAZZ MUSIC IS PLEASANT
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REPEAT THE PAIRS OF WORDS CAREFULLY
[s]SUE FACERACEBUSICEWE SAW THE PLACETHEY MADE PEACETHE PRICE WAS $1000DID YOU SEE THE RACER?HE LOST THE RACE
[Z] ZOO PHASE RAISE BUZZ EYES WE SAW THE PLAYS THEY MADE PEAS THE PRIZE WAS $1000 DID YOU SEE THE RAZOR? HE LOST THE RAISE
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Several nouns and verbs are the same in the written form. however we can distinguish between these pairs in the spoken form. the letter "s" in the noun is pronounced [s]; in the verb it is pronounced [z]
NOUNS EXCUSE (EXCUSA) HOUSE (CASA) USE (USO) GREASE (GRASA) ABUSE (ABUSO, MAL, USO)
VERBS EXCUSE (PERDONAR) HOUSE (HOSPEDARSE) USE (USAR, UTILIZAR) GREASE (ENGRASAR, LUBRICAR) ABUSE (ABUSAR DE)
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SENTENCES WITH NOUNS AND VERBS
PLEASE EXCUSE ME
HE HAS A GOOD EXCUSE
MAY I USE YOUR CAR?
THE OBJECT HAS NO USE
THE MUSEUM WILL HOUSE THE PAINTING
WE BOUGHT A NEW HOUSE
CHILD ABUSE IS A TERRIBLE THING
PLEASE DON'T ABUSE ME.