z is a voiced consonant

Equivalents: x as in Xenophon; s as in was; cz as in czar.

webster , z Funk and Wagnalls, z Phonetic Symbol, z

Drill: zah, za, zee, zoo, zoh, zaw, az, ez, iz, ooz, uz, oz

This sound occurs, initially, finally, and medially:

czar	zephyr	zinnia
zany	zinc	zealot
zeal	zest	Zenobia
zoo	zebra	Zachary
zone	zenith	Xavier
zero	zeppelin	Xerxes

1. Zenobia played the zither with zest
2. Isidore's razor fell on the zine
3. Moses sowed zinnia seeds
4. Zachary was amazed at the size of the zeppelin.
5. A zephyr stirred the leaves on the Azalia bush
6. There was a reason for the zigzag paths
7. Rosmond locate Zanzibar, Zambezi, and Zuider Zees
8. His friends chose crackers and raisin cookies
9. The blaze caused much confusion among the graz­ing herds

has	reason	measles
says	visit	season
is	breezy	frozen
his	usurp	lazy
does	music	because
was	geyser	please
graze	wisdom	preside

1. It is easy but not always wise to criticize
2. John's present position is not a pleasant one.
3. The zebra grazed on the edge of the desert
4. Rosalind s brothers visited the museum
5. The flags fluttered in the whizzing breeze
6. Susan gazed at the crimson clouds.
7. Hazel and Eliza squeezed the lemons
8. The physician raised the wheezing child in his arms
9. The sign reads, ''Business Men's Lunch''
10. The busy bees buzzed and buzzed and buzzed
11. Jane's cousin was pleased with the prize, a beauti­ful bronze easel
12. The boys took pictures of the frozen falls and streams.
13. That season the crimson leaves and the music of the birds made our visit to the chasm a pleasant

13. " September bears her golden sheaves, October strews her russet leaves'. '' I bring fresh showers for the thirsting; From the seas and the streams. ''