English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
DEALING WITH SOUNDS
/s/ or /z/?
The s in the following words should be pronounced as /z/:
has, advise, nose, please, news, lose
Note that the s in this other set of words should be pronounced as /s/, not /z/:
Kerosene, base, basic, basis
Lastly, the z in the following words should be pronounced as /s/, not /z/
Pizza
Paparazzi
Mezzo
Mozzarella
GAB
