79 Go to /s-z/ Comparison Go to /z-ð/ Comparison /z/ “zoo” Watch Video Lesson This can be made with the tongue tip up or down.
1) The tip or blade of the tongue is placed very close to the centre of your gum ridge (without touching it). It’s the same place we make a /t/, /d/, or /l/.
2) The sides of your tongue are making a seal against the side teeth.
3) There is a narrow groove running down the centre of your tongue.
4) Breathe out and you should feel the air vibrate between your tongue and the gum ridge.
Spelling Spelling
z
s/se zz ss
x (=/gz/ or /z/)
front-on view to see groove
Frequency often often often rare
sometimes
Example Words zoo, hazard roads, please fizzy, jazz
