British English Pronunciation - Consonant Sounds /s/ & /z/ - Fricatives/Sibilants/Minimal Pairs

When does the letter 's' produce the /s/ sound and when does it produce the /z/ sound? Watch this video to find out! ✅ SUBSCRIBE for more British English pronunciation lessons: https://www.youtube.com/c/leanenglish... In this video I discuss the /s/ and /z/ sounds. These are some of the most common sounds in the English language and they share lots of spelling combinations and minimal pairs so watch this video if you want to improve your English pronunciation! ⏱ TIMESTAMPS --------------------------------------------------------------- 0:54 - How to produce the /s/ sound 1:44 - How the /s/ sound is represented in written English 2:44 - How to produce the /z/ sound 3:28 - How the /z/ sound is represented in written English 5:23 - British/American spelling differences 5:58 - Minimal pairs 💻Try my online British English Pronunciation Course for FREE: https://www.leanenglishpronunciation.... 📔 Download your FREE pronunciation guide here: https://www.leanenglishpronunciation.... 👨🏼‍🏫 ABOUT ME --------------------------------------------------------------- My name's Ed and I'm a CELTA qualified English teacher from the UK. I love teaching English and I'm passionate about teaching British English pronunciation. At Lean English you'll find videos about phonetics, stress, intonation and connected speech. VIDEOS --------------------------------------------------------------- 🎬 MOST RECENT VIDEOS:    / leanenglishpronunciation   🎬 INTRODUCTION TO PHONETICS:    • British English Pronunciation - Introducti...   🎬 BRITISH VOWEL SOUNDS:    • English Pronunciation - British Vowel Soun...   LINKS --------------------------------------------------------------- 👥 FACEBOOK:   / lean-english-pronunciation-104907111754452   📸 INSTAGRAM:   / leanenglishpronunciation   🎓 PRIVATE LESSONS: https://www.leanenglishpronunciation.... SUPPORT ME --------------------------------------------------------------- You can support Lean English by making a donation for any amount. Your donation will ensure I continue to produce free content. 💰 DONATE: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted... RECOMMENDED BOOKS & APPS --------------------------------------------------------------- 📗 Practical English Phonetics and Phonology: A Resource Book for Students: https://amzn.to/3EiYtxQ (affiliate link) 📗 English After RP: Standard British Pronunciation Today: https://amzn.to/3ruASVI (affiliate link) 📱 italki: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=134220... (affiliate link) 📱 Preply: http://tracking.preply.com/SHWt (affiliate link) 📱 Audible: https://amzn.to/3JRqptD (affiliate link) --------------------------------------------------------------- Music: https://www.bensound.com #BritishEnglish #Pronunciation #LearnEnglish