The S Sound and the Z Sound

GOAL

I can make the S sound and the Z sound.

Sの音とZの音を発音できるようになる。

TRY IT!

Read the sentence below. 以下の文を声に出して読みましょう。

That school’s entrance test is really hard.

SOUNDS

Learn how to pronounce today's sounds. 本日の音を習いましょう。

Sound Profile

/s/

Voicing音の有無

no無声音

Mouthくち

slightly open やや開ける

Lips唇

Teeth 歯

Tongue舌

the tip of the tongue close to but not touching behind the top front teeth舌の先端を前歯の後ろに触れない程度に近づける

Jaw顎

Steps

Slightly open your mouth.ややくちを開けましょう。
Put the tip of your tongue close to but not touching behind your top front teeth.舌の先端を前歯の後ろに触れない程度に近づけましょう。
Exhale.息を吐きましょう。

Katakana Otoshiana

English words with the S sound are written in katakana in many different ways.

sad ➡ saddo (サッド)

soup ➡ suupu (スープ)

sick ➡ shikku (シック)

seaside ➡ shiisaido (シーサイド)

However, in English, the S sound is always formed the same way, regardless of the vowel that follows it.

Sの音が含まれる英単語はカタカナでいろいろな発音のされ方をします。

sad ➡ saddo (サッド)

soup ➡ suupu (スープ)

sick ➡ shikku (シック)

seaside ➡ shiisaido (シーサイド)

しかし、英語でSの音が発音される時は母音に関わらず発音の仕方は変わりません。

/z/

Voicing音の有無

yes有声音

Mouthくち

slightly open やや開ける

Lips唇

Teeth歯

Tongue舌

the tip of the tongue close to but not touching behind the top front teeth舌の先端を前歯の後ろに触れない程度に近づける

Jaw顎

Steps

Slightly open your mouth.ややくちを開けましょう。
Put the tip of your tongue close to but not touching behind your top front teeth.舌の先端を前歯の後ろに触れない程度に近づけましょう。
Make a voiced sound.音を出しましょう。

Katakana Otoshiana

English words with the Z sound are written in katakana in many different ways.

Zack ➡ zakku (ザック)

zone ➡ zoon (ゾーン)

business ➡ bijinesu (ビジネス)

Brazil ➡ burajiru (ブラジル)

However, in English, the Z sound is always formed the same way, regardless of the vowel that follows it.

Zの音が含まれる英単語はカタカナでいろいろな発音のされ方をします。

Zack ➡ zakku (ザック)

zone ➡ zoon (ゾーン)

business ➡ bijinesu (ビジネス)

Brazil ➡ burajiru (ブラジル)

しかし、英語でZの音が発音される時は母音に関わらず発音の仕方は変わりません。

Steps

Slightly open your mouth.ややくちを開けましょう。
Put the tip of your tongue close to but not touching behind your top front teeth.舌の先端を前歯の後ろに触れない程度に近づけましょう。
Exhale.息を吐きましょう。

Steps

Slightly open your mouth.ややくちを開けましょう。
Put the tip of your tongue close to but not touching behind your top front teeth.舌の先端を前歯の後ろに触れない程度に近づけましょう。
Make a voiced sound.音を出しましょう。

Katakana Otoshiana

English words with the S sound are written in katakana in many different ways.

sad ➡ saddo (サッド)

soup ➡ suupu (スープ)

sick ➡ shikku (シック)

seaside ➡ shiisaido (シーサイド)

However, in English, the S sound is always formed the same way, regardless of the vowel that follows it.

Sの音が含まれる英単語はカタカナでいろいろな発音のされ方をします。

sad ➡ saddo (サッド)

soup ➡ suupu (スープ)

sick ➡ shikku (シック)

seaside ➡ shiisaido (シーサイド)

しかし、英語でSの音が発音される時は母音に関わらず発音の仕方は変わりません。

Katakana Otoshiana

English words with the Z sound are written in katakana in many different ways.

Zack ➡ zakku (ザック)

zone ➡ zoon (ゾーン)

business ➡ bijinesu (ビジネス)

Brazil ➡ burajiru (ブラジル)

However, in English, the Z sound is always formed the same way, regardless of the vowel that follows it.

Zの音が含まれる英単語はカタカナでいろいろな発音のされ方をします。

Zack ➡ zakku (ザック)

zone ➡ zoon (ゾーン)

business ➡ bijinesu (ビジネス)

Brazil ➡ burajiru (ブラジル)

しかし、英語でZの音が発音される時は母音に関わらず発音の仕方は変わりません。

WORDS

Practice today’s sounds in the words below. 本日の音を単語の中で練習しましょう。

/s/

soy sauce

sea

sink

sick

kiss

ice

/z/

zucchini

zebra

noisy

zig-zag

dizzy

daisy

SENTENCES

Practice today’s sounds in the sentences below.本日の音を文の中で練習しましょう。

/s/

Sue is sick, so her mom made chicken soup.
Simon likes to have sausage pasta with ice cold orange juice.
My best subjects are science and history.
The dirty plates are in the sink.
You’re sick, so don’t kiss the baby.

/z/

Zack went to Zombie Zone with his friends.
Daisy is dizzy because of the noisy music.
Liz loves zig-zag roads.
Zander grows zucchinis and daisies in his garden.
Zane visited the zebras at the Arizona Zoo.

/s/ + /z/

Sam bought salmon and zucchini at the store near the sea.
Rosy’s class is so noisy!
Sissy drew zig-zag patterns in the sand.
Zach got a zero on his science test.
The zipper on Sonny’s bag is broken.

DIALOGUES

Practice today’s sounds in the dialogues below.本日の音を対話の中で練習しましょう。

/s/

Student:	Sally made seaweed soup.
Tutor:	How nice! That looks delicious!
Student:	Yeah! It’s really good. The seaweed tastes so nice.
Tutor:	Did she put some soy sauce in the soup?
Student:	Yes. She added sesame seed oil too.

/z/

Student:	I watched the new zombie movie with Zack.
Tutor:	Zombies at the Zoo? How was it?
Student:	Zack liked it. He really loves zombie movies. But I didn’t.
Tutor:	Why not? Liz and Zane also liked it.
Student:	It was boring, and the music was horrible!

/s/ + /z/

Tutor:	Zane passed the entrance test for the Arizona School of Music.
Student:	Wow! Zane’s amazing! That school’s entrance test is really hard.
Tutor:	I know! But he has such a nice voice.
Student:	Yeah! He’s great! I’ll do my best next year, so I can pass the music test too!

TRY IT AGAIN!

Reread the sentence below.もう一度以下の文を声に出して読みましょう。

That school’s entrance test is really hard.

FEEDBACK

I can make the S sound and the Z sound.

Sの音とZの音を発音できるようになる。

SCORING RUBRIC

4 GREAT	3 GOOD	2 FAIR	1 POOR
You were able to produce today’s sounds very smoothly and naturally. Very well done! 本日の音を問題なく自然に発音できました。素晴らしいです。	You were able to produce today’s sounds with minimal difficulty. Good job! 本日の音をあまり問題なく発音できました。上出来です。	You were able to produce today’s sounds but struggled a lot. We recommend taking the lesson again. 本日の音を発音できましたが、少し手こずりました。もう一度レッスンを受けましょう。	You were unable to produce today’s sounds. Please take the lesson again. 本日の音を発音できませんでした。もう一度レッスンを受けてください。

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