The 's' in appease has the 'z' sound.
The "s" in "things" is a "z" sound.
In a word phase letter s gives sound of z(buzzing sound)
it is like wize.
The S has a Z sound in reside (as in resign, meaning quit).
It makes a Z sound as in hose and nose.
The CE make the S sound but are silent
Which letters make the c make the s sound
The C
The letters 'c' and 'z' make the 's' sound.:)
It depends. If the 'X' is at the beginning of a word, it makes the zzz sound (as in "xylophone") or a sound kind of like eggs (as in "Xavier"). However, if it is preceded by vowel, it makes the -cks sound. In "Xerox" it makes both the "z" and a "cks" sound.
Does the word stand have the short s sound
The word weeks only has one syllable. The -s sound may make it sound like two syllables, but it is only one.