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Beginning English - Lesson 4 - Work
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Pronunciation of the
t/d/th Sounds

Part 1
We pronounce "th" sound by touching the tongue to the teeth. In some words the "th" sound is vocalized and in others it is not vocalized (only air).

1.  Listen and repeat the pronunciation of the words below.

VocalizedNot vocalized
thisthanks
thethin
theytheater
thereThursday
weatherthree
motherthing

 

Part 2
The first word in each row has the "th" sound. The second has the "t" or "d" sound. Listen and repeat the pronunciation.

t or d soundth sound
wetterweather
tearthere
treethree
tanthan
toesthose
tickthick
tankthank
tinthin
tenthen
witwith
letterleather
Patpath

 

 

Practice
Click on "Listen." Select the word that you hear.

1.  Listen
    wetter
    weather
   

2.  Listen
    tear
    there 
   

3.  Listen
    tree 
    three 
   

4.  Listen
    tan 
    than 
   

5.  Listen
    toes 
    those 
   

6.  Listen
    tick 
    thick 
   

7.  Listen
    tank 
    thank 
   

8.  Listen
    tin 
    thin 
   

9.  Listen
    ten 
    then 
   

10. Listen
    wit 
    with 
   

11. Listen
    letter 
    leather 
   

12. Listen
    Pat 
    path 
   

 

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Beginning English - Lesson 4 - Work
Vocabulary - Grammar - Listening - Dialogue - Reading - Pronunciation - Dictation - Game