Common English words with the "z" sound (IPA z)

z

Common English words with this sound

z

A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.

Word GA RP Level Listen
always /ˈɑlˌweɪz/ /ˈɔːlˌweɪz/ A1
as /æz/ A1
because /bɪˈkɑz/ /bɪˈkɔːz/ A1
business /ˈbɪznəs/ A1
busy /ˈbɪzi/ A1
cheese /tʃiz/ /tʃiːz/ A1
choose /tʃuz/ /tʃuːz/ A1
chose /tʃoʊz/ /tʃəʊz/ A1
chosen /ˈtʃoʊzn̩/ /ˈtʃəʊzən/ A1
closed /kloʊzd/ /kləʊzd/ A1
clothes /kloʊðz/ /kləʊðz/ A1
cousin /ˈkʌzn̩/ /ˈkʌzən/ A1
design /dɪˈzaɪn/ A1
does /dʌz/ A1
doesn't /ˈdʌzn̩t/ A1
easy /ˈizi/ /ˈiːzi/ A1
example /ɪɡˈzæmpəl/ /ɪɡˈzɑːmpəl/ A1
exercise /ˈɛksɚˌsaɪz/ /ˈeksəˌsaɪz/ A1
glasses /ˈɡlæsɪz/ /ˈɡlɑːsɪz/ A1
halves /hævz/ /hɑːvz/ A1

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