Sound formation instruction:
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To pronounce the /z/ sound, gently close your front teeth and leave your lips slightly open. Position your tongue very close to the upper-front roof of your mouth. Leave about a 2-6 mm gap between the tip of your tongue and the front roof of your mouth to form a narrow pathway. Push voiced air out through the pathway between your tongue and the roof of your mouth. Make sure your voice is on (your tongue and vocal cords are vibrating). |
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/s/ |
| zoo |
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sue |
| zeal |
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seal |
| zip |
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sip |
| zone |
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sewn |
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| /z/ |
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/j/ |
| zest |
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jest |
| zip |
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jip |
| zip |
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jeep |
| zoo |
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jew |
| 1 |
zap /zæp/ |
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2 |
zeal /zil/ |
| 3 |
zealous /ˈzɛl-əs/ |
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4 |
zebra /ˈzi-brə/ |
| 5 |
Zen /zɛn/ |
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6 |
zenith /ˈzi-nɪθ/ |
| 7 |
zero /ˈzɪər-oʊ/ |
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8 |
zest /zɛst/ |
| 9 |
Zeus /zus/ |
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10 |
ziggurat /ˈzɪg-ʊ-ˌræt/ |
| 11 |
zigzag /ˈzɪg-ˌzæg/ |
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12 |
zillion /ˈzɪl-yən/ |
| 13 |
zinc /zɪŋk/ |
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14 |
zing /zɪŋ/ |
| 15 |
zip /zɪp/ |
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16 |
zip code /zɪp koʊd/ |
| 17 |
zipper /ˈzɪp-ər/ |
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18 |
zodiac /ˈzoʊ-di-ˌæk/ |
| 19 |
zombie /ˈzɒm-bi/ |
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20 |
zone /zoʊn/ |
| 21 |
zoo /zu/ |
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22 |
zoologist /zoʊ-ˈɒl-əd-ʒɪst/ |
| 23 |
zoom /zum/ |
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24 |
Xerox /ˈzɪər-ɒks/ |
| 25 |
zucchini /zu-ˈki-ni/ |
- There are zebras and lions at the zoo.
- Zachary 's zipper is stuck.
- What time zone is Zimbabwe in?
- The zoologist ate the zucchini.
- I will go to the zoo and see the zebras.
- I have two zeros in my zip code.
- Zorro is not from Zimbabwe.
- There are no zombies in Zambia.
- Zack loves the new Xerox copy machine.
- In Greek mythology, Zeus is the ruler of the Olympian gods.
It was windy outside the zoo, and Zachary struggled with the zipper
on his jacket. He was bored and saw nothing but the backs of the adults in front of him. Several reporters and
cameramen crowded around a new exhibit. Zachary asked his mom what everyone was
staring at, but she ignored him. Hurt, Zachary decided to explore the zoo
on his own and let go of his mother's hand.
The zoo was small, and soon Zachary felt like he had been there a
zillion times. Walking back to the new exhibit, Zachary heard a strange noise
from behind. He turned around and found himself face to face with a flying zebra. The
zebra bent down and let Zachary ride on its back. Suddenly, the crowd at the new
exhibit rushed over, shouting and flashing their cameras. The zebra was frightened
of the lights and flew away, with Zachary clutching the zebra's neck
so he wouldn't fall. “Zach!” he heard his mom shout.
And then he woke up. Zachary's mother called his name and told him to get ready to go to the
zoo. There was supposed to be a new exhibit that day and she wanted to be
the first zoologist to see. At breakfast, Zachary asked his mom about
the new exhibit, and he learned that it was about a gorilla from Zaire.
When Zachary asked his mom if zebras could fly, she gave him a puzzled look.
At the zoo, Zachary saw the same reporters and cameramen crowd around the
exhibit. When he looked up, he saw the clouds shaped into the image of a flying zebra,
and he smiled as he pointed it out to his mom.
