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American English Pronunciation |
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Lesson
29 |
| Learning objectives |
- Pronounce the sound in the words
think,
thought,
method,
month
- Learn how to spell this sound
- Learn the proper mouth position when making this sound
- Pronunciation practice
- Tongue twisters test
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| How to spell this sound |
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thirsty,
think,
thumb,
thought,
thatch,
three,
thousand,
thick,
thin, healthy, author,
method, worthless, arithmetic, earth, bath, month, mouth,
tooth |
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Note: the red
letters all have the same sound
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| Mouth position |
- Air is released from your
mouth continuously
- Your lips should be slightly separated
- The tongue should be between your upper teeth and your lower
teeth
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Coming
sometime in August 2008
Toilet Seat Pronunciation - Mouth position pictures using a toilet
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- This is an UNVOICED sound which means:
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Your Vocal Cords DO NOT vibrate when making
the sound
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You CANNOT listen to your Vocal Cords vibrating if you cover
your ears
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You CANNOT feel your Vocal Cords vibrating if you
place your hands on your neck
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| Pronunciation practice |
Look at your mouth in a mirror and practice
pronouncing the following words. Make sure your mouth, lips,
and tongue are in their proper positions.
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think |
thumb |
thought |
thousand |
| thick |
thin |
author |
method |
| earth |
month |
mouth |
tooth |
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Note: the red
letters all have the same sound
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Tongue twisters test |
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Try saying the following tongue twisters
as quickly as possible. |
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Six thick thistle sticks. Six thick thistles
stick.
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Three free throws.
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I thought a thought. But the thought I thought
wasn't the thought I thought I thought.
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They both, though, have thirty-three thick
thimbles to thaw.
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The Leith police dismisseth us.
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The seething seas ceaseth and twiceth the
seething seas sufficeth us.
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