CONSONANT SOUNDS /s/ and /z/

ENGLISH LANGUAGE S.S.S2 THIRD TERM

WEEK NINE

THEME: SPEECH WORK

 CONSONANT- SOUNDS /s/ and /z/

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

Students should be able to;

1. Pronounce the Consonants
2. Identify the Consonants
3. Identify their differences and give examples

CONTENT

The S and Z sounds are often studied as a pair because they sound very similar, and both sounds are made in the same part of the mouth. There are some differences. The S sound is voiceless, and the Z sound is voiced.

How to pronounce the S and Z sounds

The voiceless (unvoiced) S sound (IPA symbol: s) can be found in English words such as said, sad, sit, box, bus, cats, face, and circle.

The voiced Z sound (IPA symbol: z) can…