65 ZH+ Words, Phrases, Sentences, and Reading Passages

65 ZH+ Words, Phrases, Sentences, and Reading Passages


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ZH Words

Beginning

Jacques

Middle

Ending

beige

luge

rouge

Medial ZH by Syllables

2
Syllable

Asia

azure

closure

fusion

Hoosier

leisure

measure

Persia

pleasure

seizure

treasure

version

vision

3
Syllable

amnesia

aphasia

aversion

casual

Caucasian

collision

composure

conclusion

confusion

conversion

corrosion

decision

division

Elijah

enclosure

erosion

explosion

inclusion

measurement

treasury

visual

4
Syllable

casually

disillusion

measureable

measuring cup

measuring tape

pleasurable

subdivision

supervision

television

unusual

usually

visualize

5
Syllable

Final ZH by Syllables

2
Syllable

collage

corsage

garage

massage

mirage

prestige

triage

3
Syllable

Baton Rouge

bon voyage

camouflage

concierge

entourage

sabotage

4
Syllable

5
Syllable


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Initial ZH Phrases and Sentences

meet Jacques

Jacques grew up in France.

Medial ZH Phrases and Sentences

Asia continent

azure sky

bad collision

massive explosion

leisure time

quick measure 

find Persia

hidden treasure

clear vision

Asia is one of the largest continents in the world.

The water is azure blue today.

It was a bad collision.

The explosion caused a big fireball.

She is taking some leisure time.

Measure the board and mark it.

Can you find Persia on the map?

The pirates found the hidden treasure.

Glasses have improved my vision.

Final ZH Phrases and Sentences

beige foundation

camouflage uniform

picture collage

wrist corsage

big garage

fast luge

neck massage

fake mirage

put on rouge

Her foundation was beige.

The whole troop wore camouflage uniforms.

It is a collage of our travels.

She wore a corsage to the dance.

Their house has two garage doors.

He competed in the luge event.

She asked for a neck massage.

The water is a mirage in the desert.

She brushed rouge on her face.

ZH Reading Paragraphs

Jacques Photography

Jacques was born in France, but grew up in Asia. He was a massage therapist who traveled the world. One of Jacques' favorite hobbies was to make collages. Whenever he went anywhere, he took tons of pictures. After taking the pictures, he would develop them in his garage, which he turned into a photo studio, and created collages from them.

Jacques had many people who admired his photographs. There were many people who offered him money for his pictures. It is not surprising either. He specialized in capturing breath-taking colors.

Jacques had a unique talent of capturing the azure blue color of the sky. He had inspiring pictures of the sunset that displayed the most beautiful rouge hues you can imagine. He had traveled all over Asia and taken pictures of landscapes, colorful performers, and captivating city skylines at night.

Indeed he was a talented photographer. He even spent his leisure time reading about different aspects of photography in order to improve his skills.

His next plan was to travel to Persia. He had read about the history of Persia and it was fascinating to him. He knew he would be able to take beautiful photographs there.

Jacques had a vision of photography that was higher than anyone I've ever met. If you ever get the chance to meet him and see his pictures, take it. You won't be sorry!

Vision of Treasure

Her parents named her Azure because she was born by the crystal blue ocean. Azure was proud of her name and wanted to do something adventurous. She had read about a hidden treasure located on a tiny Island in the Persian Gulf.

The legend was about an explosion that happened in the Gulf a few hundred years ago. The explosion created an underwater cave. If a person could get inside the cave, follow specific instructions, and make special measurements, they would find a secret treasure worth millions of dollars.

Azure had researched the Persian treasure for months and told her parents she knew the treasure was real. Her parents asked her how she knew. She told them she had seen the treasure in a vision.

Her parents and many other people told her that the treasure was fake and didn't exist.

"You might as well try to find a mirage," some said. There was a very strong collision between Azure's beliefs and other people's beliefs. But Azure felt that she would be able to find the treasure if she did exactly what she had read about. After all, she hadn't leisurely researched the treasure. She had spent many hours over six months to verify her findings.

She put on some beige makeup, her camouflage socks for good luck, packed her bags, and booked a flight to Persia. She would find the treasure and prove to people that it really existed.

Her parents asked her to contact them every day to let them know how the search was going and so they knew she was safe. Azure promised, got in the car, and headed for the airport. 



This list of functional words was professionally selected to be the most useful for a child or adult who has difficulty with producing the "ZH" sound.

We encourage you to use this list when practicing at home.

Doing home practice will help your child make much faster progress toward correct production.

Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) are only able to see students/clients 30-60 mins (or less) per week.

This is not enough time for your child to overcome an articulation disorder with the "ZH" sound. But with high caseloads...

...it's all SLPs can do.

There's only so much time in the day.

Every day that your child goes without practice it becomes more and more difficult to correct an "ZH" error because he/she continues to say it incorrectly. 


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We know life is busy , but if you're reading this you're probably someone who cares about helping their loved one as much as you can.

Practice 5-10 minutes whenever you can, but try to do it on a consistent basis (daily).

Please, please, please use this list to practice.

It will be a great benefit to you and your loved one's progress.



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