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 |