Consonant sound /ʒ/ is pronounced like “shhh” with a strong vibration in your throat or a stretched “geeeee”.
It is voiced because there is a vibration in your throat when you pronounce it, unlike CONSONANT SOUND /ʃ/.
Some examples of words with consonant /ʒ/ sound
📒 Though consonant sound /ʒ/ is like a stretched “geeee” the other similar VOICED /dʒ/ sounds like a short “gee”.
-s- | usual leisure measure |
-z- | azure brazier seizure |
| -si- | vision erosion occasion |
-ge- -g- | genre prestige camouflage ginger lingerie |
| -j- | bijou déjà vu |
Practice questions on consonant sound /ʒ/
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