Consonant Sound Pair
Voiceless /s/ & Voiced /z/
Practice
Forms of Direct Address
Hello, .... (last name).
Mrs. /mIsIz/ |
Miss /mIs/ |
Ms. /mIz/ |
Mr. /mIstər/ |
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a married woman |
an unmarried woman |
Used mainly in writing when you don't know if
a woman is married or not. |
a man |
Getting the attention of someone you don't know,
as in a restaurant or store.
Excuse me,...
Miss /mIs/ |
Ma'am /maem/ |
Sir /sər/ |
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a woman of any age |
older woman to show respect |
man |