1. Pronunciation of /s/ /z/ The /s/ and the /z/ are made with the same tongue position. The /s/ sound is voiceless(similar to our /s/) and the/z/ is voiced, similar to the Spanish “s“ en “mismo“, “les da“
2. /s/ -At the beginning of a word: silk, spaguetti -Mid-position, in words of Greek origin: crisis, thesis, analysis - Final position preceded by „“a“,“i“,“o“,“u“ * gas,chaos,this,pus , -Plurals,3 rd person of sing. preceded by voiceless sounds rats, stops * Exceptions: is, as, was, has, his