/s/ vs. /z/

/s/ - Voiceless Alveolar Fricative

/z/ - Voiced Alveolar Fricative

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Feature Comparison

*This is a Phonation Pair* 
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/s/

Voiceless

Alveolar

Fricative

/z/

Voiced

Alveolar

Fricative

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The Comparison Drill

In the recording below, I compare these two consonants side by side in different syllable contexts.

• Listen closely to each pair and try to mimic my pronunciation exactly right after I speak.
• The first syllable of each pair is the /s/ syllable

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