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    Rice, rise

    4 The consonant sounds /s/ and /z/


    A A14 When you say the alphabet, the letters C and S are pronounced /siː/ and /es/. Notice they
    both have the consonant sound /s/. But S is also often pronounced as the consonant sound /z/.
    Listen to the sounds /s/ and /z/. Look at the mouth diagram
    to see how to make these consonant sounds. Notice that in
    the sound /s/, there is no voice from the throat. It sounds like (push air
    the noise of a snake. In the sound /z/, there is voice from the through
    throat. It sounds like the noise of a bee. tongue near gap)
    tooth ridge
    B A15 Now listen to the sound /s/ on its own.
    Listen to the target sound /s/ in the words below and compare
    it with the words on each side.
    Then listen and repeat the examples of the target sound.
    target /s/ Examples
    sad city science scream
    zoo Sue zoo glasses concert last
    rise rice rise bus place class six
    shave save shave
    Lucy sang six or seven sad songs
    for her last concert.

    C A16 Listen to the sound /z/ on its own.


    Listen to the target sound /z/ in the words below and compare
    it with the words on each side.
    Then listen and repeat the examples of the target sound.
    target /z/ Examples
    zoo zero
    Sue zoo Sue dozen busy scissors exact
    place plays place size wise bees roses
    breathe breeze breathe
    A dozen pretty roses,
    a thousand busy bees

    Note: The vowel sound is shorter before /s/ than /z/, e.g. in place and plays. If you have
    difficulty making the difference, exaggerate the length of the vowel in plays. (For the
    pronunciation of -s endings such as plurals, see Unit 23.)

    D Spelling
    frequently sometimes notes
    /s/ S (sad), SS (class), SC (science) /ks/ can be written X (six).
    C (place) S is not always pronounced /s/ (sugar, rise, plays).
    /z/ Z (zero), S (nose) ZZ (buzz), /gz/ can be written X (exact).
    SS (scissors) -SE at the end of a word is usually pronounced /z/ (rise).

    E Pronunciation may be connected to grammar: use /juːs/ = noun use /juːz/ = verb
    close /kləʊs/ = adjective close /kləʊz/ = verb house /haʊs/ = noun house /haʊz/ = verb

    16 English Pronunciation in Use Intermediate


    Exercises
    4.1 A17 Look at the blue words in the story. Do they contain /s/ or /z/? Write s or z in the
    gap after each word. Listen and check your answers. Then practise saying the joke.
    A woman was z taking a zebra z along the street . A police
    officer stopped her and said: ‘The street is no place for zebras,
    Madam. You should take it to the zoo !’
    ‘You’re right, officer ,’ said the woman, ‘I’ll take it straight there!’
    Later, the officer saw the woman with the zebra again. ‘I said you
    should take that zebra to the zoo!’ he said .
    ‘Yes , we went, and it was great,’ said the woman, ‘Now he wants to
    go to the museum .’

    4.2 A18 Find a route from Start to Finish. You may not pass a square if the word contains the
    sound /z/. You can move horizontally ( ) or vertically ( ) only. Listen and check the
    words in the correct route.

    START
    spots squares prize since six sports
    streets wise sells sits exact escapes
    rice rise sense science lose lost
    loose desert smokes songs crisps box
    place face snacks seas voice boxes
    plays phase nose smiles focus concert
    FINISH

    4.3 A19 Listen to the sentences. Look at the words in blue. Underline the words which contain
    the sound /s/ and circle the words which contain the sound /z/. Then listen again and repeat.
    EXAMPLE You can have my tent. It’s no use to me. I never use it.
    1 I’m not going to advise you. You never take my advice.
    2 Your tooth is loose. You’ll lose it if you’re not careful.
    3 The shop’s very close to home, and it doesn’t close till late.
    4 I can’t excuse people who drop litter. There’s no excuse for it.

    4.4 A19 (cont.) Listen and underline the word you hear. If you find any of these difficult, go to
    Section E Sound pairs for further practice.
    1 Price or prize? I got a good price / prize for that painting. (⇒ Sound pair 31)
    2 He sat or he’s at? I don’t know where he sat / he’s at. (⇒ Sound pair 31)
    3 Suit or shoot? They didn’t suit / shoot him. (⇒ Sound pair 32)
    4 Saved or shaved? I’ve saved / shaved a lot in the past few days. (⇒ Sound pair 32)
    5 Sink or think? We didn’t sink / think. (⇒ Sound pairs 33)
    6 Closed or clothed? They were closed / clothed for the cold weather. (⇒ Sound pairs 33)

    Follow-up: Record yourself saying the sentences in 4.4, choosing one of the two options each
    time. Make a note of which words you say. Then listen to your recording in about two weeks.
    Is it clear which words you said?

    English Pronunciation in Use Intermediate 17

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