

˘zz




These twin consonants are blended together to make one sound: /z/, /z/, /z/, jazz.
The breve before reminds us that a vowel before twin consonants will make its short, closed sound.
For markup, draw a line under the twin consonants and a breve over the vowel before: /z/, /z/, /z/, jazz
Closed, one-syllable words that do not use twin consonants include “biz”, “fez”, “quiz”, and “whiz”.
Twin consonants ZZ are in the middle and ends of some multisyllable words such as “abuzz” and “pizazz/pizzazz”.


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