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#1. The sound z is almost always written as the letter ________.
#2. The voiced consonant sound z changes to the unvoiced consonant sound ________ in CC connections.
#3. Why is z the most common consonant sound at the end of a syllable? Choose three INCORRECT reasons:
Select all that apply:
#4. Which word ends with the unvoiced consonant sound s?
#5. In which sound connection does the voiced consonant sound z move forward and change to the unvoiced s?
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Discussion
- Have you ever considered that the letter ‘s’ at the end of many English words is usually pronounced z?
Practice
- Practice reading the phrases on slides 7 and 8 out loud.
- Look at the categories in red on slides 7 and 8. Write down five more two-word phrases in each category and practice saying them out loud. Differentiate between CV connections – z remains – and CC connections – z changes to s.
- Read the words ending with ‘z’ on slide 9 out loud. Write down ten more common English words that end with the letter ‘z’. Why do you think there are not as many as words ending in the letter ‘s’?
- Look at the words on slide 9. Try to find more everyday English words that end with the letter ‘s’ which is pronounced s, not z.
- Practice the phrases on slide 11. Differentiate between CV connections – z remains – and CC connections – z changes to s.