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Pronunciation exercises

The document provides guidance on pronouncing the voiceless and voiced 'TH' sounds, including tips on tongue positioning and examples of words. It also explains the rules for when 'TH' is voiced or unvoiced based on its placement in words. Additionally, it includes various phrases and examples to illustrate the pronunciation and usage of 'TH' in different contexts.
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Pronunciation exercises

The document provides guidance on pronouncing the voiceless and voiced 'TH' sounds, including tips on tongue positioning and examples of words. It also explains the rules for when 'TH' is voiced or unvoiced based on its placement in words. Additionally, it includes various phrases and examples to illustrate the pronunciation and usage of 'TH' in different contexts.
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TIP 2: Try pronouncing a T sound (but with the tongue


just below the front teeth, not behind) and then relax
voiceless TH voiced TH your tongue from that position (allowing air to pass) to
thin then create the TH sound. Again, don’t allow a break
think these between T and TH.
third them
Thanks either AT → AT THE
birthday brother
bathtub clothing IT → IT THINKS
healthy worthy
AT→ AT THOSE
thing those
through other UNVOICED
three that
Thankfully I thought things through.
panther the
bathroom father
Beth weather Three thin panthers in the bathroom.
thick together
teeth breath Aunt Beth has thick cheeks, thin lips, three teeth, and
mouth this thin mouth
thirteen there
thirty leather
I think it is Thursday.
math clothes
breath feather
thought either It is his thirteenth birthday today.
thunder bathe
theatre smooth You can clean your teeth with a thin toothpick.
both breathe
faith worthy Three thin thieves thought a thousand thoughts. Now if
forth though
three thin thieves thought a thousand thoughts how
theme they
thrash many thoughts did each thief think?
thumb
thieve VOICED
Is it this, that, those, these, and there or for when that I
eat this?
• between two vowels th is voiced: mother, bother,
Whether the weather is cold, whether the weather is
weather, etc.
hot, we’ll weather the weather, whatever the weather.
• at the end of the word or before a consonant, th is
unvoiced: myth, mouth, mouthful, bath, truthful, throw,
The brother from another mother
• when followed by a silent e, th is voiced. Ex. bath
(unvoiced); bathe (voiced).
They should ask their father or their mother.
• at the beginning of functional words th is voiced. Ex. in
the article the and in the words this, that, these, those,
The other clothes are new.
then, than, they, them, their, there, therefore.
• at the beginning of most other words, th is unvoiced:
There is another feather over there.
thunder, theatre, think, etc.

IN → IN THERE MIXED
These are my mother’s teeth
ON → ON THEM

IN → IN THAT This is thick leather

IN → IN THOUGHT Breathe in through your mouth


Hospital – HAAS-puh-t’l
They thankfully think this thing is the best thing that What do you – wadaya
they can throw the three times they need to throw a Campus – camp’s
thing. Possibility – poss’bility
Procedure – pro’cedure
I thought a thought but the thought I thought wasn’t Atmosphere – ATm’sphere
the thought I thought I thought if the thought I thought Communicate – commun’cate
I thought had been the thought I thought, wouldn’t Cafeteria – caf’eteria
have thought so much. Lemon – lem’n
Personal – PERson’l
That thing is bigger than that other thing. Condition – c’nDİtion
Woman – woh-m’n – wi-m’n
Those three boys will be three this Thursday, October Mirror – MI-r’r – fast speak merges
ninth. Interesting – IN-chruh-sting
Nausea – naa-zee-‘h – naa-juh
There is something in that dog's mouth. Nauseous – naa-sh’s
Croissant – kr’h-saant – kwaa-sant
My brother said the weather is warmer in the Patriarchy – PEI-chree-yaar-kee
south than in the north. Definitely – DE-f’h-n’t-lee
Genre – jaan-r’
The thirty-three thankful thieves thought that they Often – aa-f’n – AAF-t’n
thanked the other thirty-three thankful thieves Alternative – aal-TUR-n’h-t’v
throughout Thursday. --------------------------------
What do we do now?
They threw three thick things. ----------------------------

Thirty thousand thoughtless boys thought they would


make a thundering noise. So, the thirty thousand
thumbs thumbed on the thirty thousand drums.

Is this the thing? - Yes, this is the thing.

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Ending with a consonant and the next word starting


with a vowel joins together
The Apple – vowel sound -i
The Person – consonant sound with schwa

I was with that guy – merge the sounds together. Drop


the first -th
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SCHWA – never stressed


For example – f’r EXAMple
Amazing – ə-MEY-zing
Situation – si-tu-WEY-tion
Victory – VIK-t’h-ri
Congratulate – k’n-GRA-djuh-leit
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