Happy Holidays to everyone. Welcome to the One’s Word Global English youtube channel.
I am Teacher Steve, your host for all things English.
Today’s lesson is by request from a long time student of One’s Word Global English.
He said, “Teacher Steve, how can I pronounce the TH sound better in words that end with
TH?”
This is a great question and today we will go over a method for mouth position and tongue
placement for making that TH sound more clear when speaking English.
The TH sound can appear in many different places in a word, so we will discuss a few
words with different TH positions.
For example. Three, Weather, and Math. All different positions of TH.
First, let’s discuss mouth position and tongue placement.
Your mouth position should be a small smile, this will open your mouth enough for tongue
placement and allow air to move outward as you pronounce the TH sound.
Like this.
Next, you will place the tip of your tongue between your upper and lower teeth.
Like this.
The key to making the TH sound is as you place your tongue between your upper and lower teeth,
you exhale, or breathe outward making the beginning of the sound.
Like this.
It is important to maintain this mouth and tongue position as you pronounce the TH sound.
Let’s practice with some words beginning with a TH.
I will say the word and you repeat after me. Watch my mouth and tongue position as I pronounce
the word.
Think
Thanks
Now let’s try some words with TH in the middle of the word.
Healthy
Father And now, let’s do some practice with words
ending in TH.
Earth
Month
Bath
Path
Excellent!
This may take some time, but it is important to record yourself and compare your words
with Teacher Steve’s words to see how you are doing with the correct pronunciation.
Here are two great sentences you can practice with.
I think the earth is healthy.
My father is on the path for a bath this month.
Great work and don’t forget that practice and more practice makes perfect!
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lesson.
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