| CVC | With adjacent consonants | With consonant digraphs | With split vowel/silent final e spelling | Polysyllabic words | Suffix -ize or -yze (US spelling) | Rarely at word endings after “short” vowels |
| zag zap Zeb Zen zig-zag zip zit | zaps zest zinc zips zits | zack zilch | amaze blaze cloze craze daze doze faze froze gaze glaze graze haze laze maze prize raze size | dozen freezer lazy lizard magazine razor wizard zany zapped zealous zebra Zelda zero zillion zinc zing zinnia zipper zippy zodiac Zoe zombie zone zoo zoom Zorro | analyze apologize authorize baptize breathalyze catalyze capitalize categorize centralize characterize colonize conceptualize criticize crystallize demoralize dialyze electrolyze emphasize equalize finalize formalize galvanize generalize hydrolyze jeopardize localize marginalize materialize maximize memorize mesmerize minimize mobilize modernize monopolize neutralize optimize organize paralyze polarize privatize publicize rationalize realize recognize reorganize revitalize revolutionize scrutinize socialize specialize stabilize standardize subsidize summarize symbolize sympathize synthesize utilize visualize UK English typically spells these words with -ise, see Column 3 of this list. | biz coz (slang) fez (also fes) phiz prez quiz showbiz topaz whiz (US) |
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