Lesson 15. Both Together.

/θ/ and /ð/

Lesson 15; Part A

How to make the sound /θ/
Look at the diagram.
Listen and say the sound.
Make loose contactbetween the tongue and the back of the teeth and push the air throughthe gap.
There is no voicing (vibration from the throat).
Target sound: /θθθθθ/

Lesson 15; Part B

Sound and spelling
/θ/ is spelled th.
Listen and say these words.
thin thanks thirty theatre thumb Thursday thirsty three both month mouth north south birthday

Listen and say these sentences.

1   I thought April the twelfth was a Tuesday, but it's a Thursday.
2   A: i've got three birthdays this month.
      B: Three birthdays? What do you mean?
      A: My wife's, my son's and my daughter's!
3   It's thirteen degrees in the north, and thirty in the south.
4   A: One third is thirty-three per cent, isn't it?
     B: Thirty-three and a third per cent, to be exact.

Lesson 15; Part C

How to make the sound /ð/ Look at the diagram. Listen and say the sound. Make loose contactbetween the tongue and the back of the teeth and push the air throughthe gap. /ð/ is different from /θ/ because there is voicing (vibrationfrom the throat). Target sound: /ððððð/
Listen and say the two sounds. /θθθθθ/ /ððððð/

Lesson 15; Part D

Sound and spelling /ð/ is spelled th. Listen and say these words. this that these those then father mother brother other together they weather without breathe with
Listen and say these sentences. 1 A: Can I have one of those, please? B: These? A: No, the others, over there. 2 A: Two coffees, please. B: With milk? A: One with, and one without. Note: th is usually pronounced /θ/ or /ð/, but sometimes /t/: Thailand Thames Thomas