0309 Words Ending in S & Z

English Highway Podcast
Pronunciation: Words ending in /s/ & /z/ (#0309)

Practice words and sentences ending in the /s/ and /z/ sounds.
Announcer: You’re about to listen to an audio lesson from OpenEnglish.com.
Welcome back. My name is Andres Moreno, and I’ll be your coach for this
lesson. Our goal today is to help you improve your listening and speaking
skills by working on a key pronunciation tool.
Today we're going to work on words ending in the “s” and “z” sound. This
is a hard concept that requires a lot of practice to master so pay close
attention and give it your best.
Listen carefully and repeat after me:
“thinks”
“things”
Can you hear the difference in the endings? Listen to it again and repeat
after me:
“thinks”
“things”
“Thinks” ends in an “s” sound. Repeat after me:
“thinks”
Again:
“thinks”
“Things” ends in a “z” sound:
“things”
Repeat after me again:
“things”
“thinks”
“things”
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Way to go. That's what we're gonna to practice today. The difference in
word endings between the “s” and the “z” sound. So let's continue to
practice. Repeat after me:
“price”
“prize”
And again:
“price”
“prize”
Can you hear the difference in the endings? “Price” ends in an “s” sound
and “prize” ends in a “z” sound. So repeat after me:
“price”
“prize”
That's it. Make your mouth buzz:
“prize”
Repeat after me:
“buzz”
“buzz”
Good job. That's the “z” sound so repeat after me:
“prize”
Good job. Here's another example. Repeat after me:
“ice”
“eyes”
“ice”
“eyes”
Good job. “Ice” ends in an “s sound while “eyes” ends in a “z” sound. So
repeat after me:
“Put ice in your eyes.”
And again:

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Good job. Here's another example. Let's keep practicing and repeat after
me:
“place”
Can you hear the “s” sound?:
“place”
And now:
“plays”
Again:
“plays”
Good job. Now let's practice a sentence. Repeat after me:
“This is the place where he plays.”
Way to go. One more time, though. Repeat after me:
Fantastic. Let's keep practicing now. Repeat after me:
“ace”
“A’s”
“ace”
“A’s”
Good job. Repeat this sentence now:
“If I ace the test, I'll get straight “A’s.”
That's a common expression. Come on, practice it again:
Good job. The key thing here to consider is that word endings determine
different words. It's not the same to say, “lice” as in “lies.” It's important to
make a clear differentiation between “lice” and “lies.”
Lice are bugs.

Lies are things that are not true.
So repeat after me:
“lice”

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"lies”
Great job. The same thing happens with the words “dice” and “dies.”
They mean very different things. Repeat after me:
“dice”
“dies”
One more time:
“dice”
“dies”
Way to go. Here's another example. Repeat after me:
“face”
“flies”
“face”
Can you hear the “s” sound?:
“face”
And now:
“flies”
With a “z”:
“flies”
“There are flies on his face.”
And again:
Good job. Let's keep moving forward. Here's another example. Repeat
after me:
“juice”
“chooses”
“juice”
“chooses”

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“Juice” ends in an “s” sound. “Chooses” ends in a “z.” Now repeat after
me:
“She chooses juice for breakfast.”
Good job. But let's hear that difference between “chooses” and “juice.”
Repeat after me:
“chooses”
“juice”
So the whole sentence now:
Good job. That’s the end of this audio lesson. From now on, always keep
in mind the difference between the “s” and the “z” sound at the end of
words. Pay close attention to that and people will understand your
message a lot more clearly. My recommendation is for you to listen to this
lesson as many times as you can because remember, practice makes
perfect!
For additional practice, turn on your computer and go to

OpenEnglish.com. At OpenEnglish you’ll find hundreds of interactive
lessons and videos to help you perfect your English. Accelerate your
English today. See you soon.
Additional practice: The “s” versus “z” word endings
Word:
thinks
things
price
prize
buzz
ice
eyes
place
plays
ace
A’s
lice
lies
dice
dies
face
flies
juice
chooses
Sentences:

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Pronunciation: Words ending in /s/ & /z/ (#0309)

Announcer: You’re about to listen to an audio lesson from OpenEnglish.com.

Listen carefully and repeat after me:

“Thinks” ends in an “s” sound. Repeat after me:

“Things” ends in a “z” sound:

Repeat after me again:

An original Open English production in association with Cl@se.

That's it. Make your mouth buzz:

Repeat after me:

Good job. That's the “z” sound so repeat after me:

Good job. Here's another example. Repeat after me:

“Put ice in your eyes.”

“Put ice in your eyes.”

An original Open English production in association with Cl@se.

Can you hear the “s” sound?:

Good job. Now let's practice a sentence. Repeat after me:

“This is the place where he plays.”

Way to go. One more time, though. Repeat after me:

“This is the place where he plays.”

Fantastic. Let's keep practicing now. Repeat after me:

Good job. Repeat this sentence now:

“If I ace the test, I'll get straight “A’s.”

That's a common expression. Come on, practice it again:

“If I ace the test, I'll get straight “A’s.”

Lice are bugs.

So repeat after me:

An original Open English production in association with Cl@se.

One more time:

Way to go. Here's another example. Repeat after me:

Can you hear the “s” sound?:

“There are flies on his face.”

“There are flies on his face.”

An original Open English production in association with Cl@se.

“She chooses juice for breakfast.”

So the whole sentence now:

“She chooses juice for breakfast.”

For additional practice, turn on your computer and go to

Additional practice: The “s” versus “z” word endings

An original Open English production in association with Cl@se.

An original Open English production in association with Cl@se.

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