S and Z Sounds ChallengeOnline version
by Joshua Masis
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The word 'pencil' ends with the /z/ sound.
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The /s/ sound can be written with c before e or i (e.g., city).
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The /z/ sound is often spelled with z at the end of words (e.g., buzz).
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The /z/ sound never occurs at the end of a word.
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In 'island', the 's' is pronounced as /z/.
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The /s/ sound can appear only as the letter s and never as a c or sc.
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The /s/ and /z/ sounds are the same voicing and differ only in spelling.
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The /z/ sound can be spelled with s between vowels (e.g., has, is).
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The /s/ sound can be spelled with s at the start of a word (e.g., sun).
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