's' and 'z' sound rules for sibilants

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S Kumar Iyer

HIS is pronounced HIZ. So also S is sounded like Z in PLEASE, RISE, PRAISE, WISDOM. In other cases, like VASE, HISS, SNAKE, the S has an 's' sound rather than 'z' sound. We have listed some common guidelines...