T and TH (voiceless)

t and voiceless th drills

/t/

• this is popped /t/ sound. refer to The Five Sounds of T article from before.

/th/

• put your tongue between your teeth
• it must be very slightly curved upwards
• there must be a space between your tongue and lower teeth and the sides of your mouth for air to pass through
• do not bite your tongue, and then blow air gently out.
• this is a voiceless sound

Drills

PRONUNCIATION DRILLS /t/ & /θ/

/t/                      /θ/

           taught                 thought         

 toot                      tooth   

Thai                       thigh

     

         tread                    thread         

      debt                   death           

/t/

1. He does not want to go to school.
2.  I might eat some hot buttered toast.
3. Eat the bitter butter after the fantastic party.
4. Our first guest gave me a rotten toy.

/θ/

1. We asked for three thousand thimbles.
2. I was thrilled by the case of healthy wealthy Arthur.
3. The path of thoroughness is filled with thorns and thistles.
4. I thought of faith as the theme of both movies.

TONGUE TWISTER

The thunderstruck thundering thunderer thunders like a thunderbolt in a thunderstorm!

Better never trouble trouble,

Until trouble troubles you;

For you only make your trouble

Double trouble if you do.