You may replace the voiceless TH /θ/ with /t/ and the voiced TH /ð/ with /d/. Notice the differences between them below.
Watch Video Lesson When practising sounds:
1. FEEL (what can you feel your muscles doing?) 2. SEE (look at yourself in the mirror) 3. HEAR (listen to the audio tracks and use the hand phone to listen to yourself)
TH (/θ/ and /ð/)
Spelling Patterns
FEEL
“th”: thanks “th”: then
Tip of tongue softly touching upper and lower front teeth.
Feel air moving past the tongue and teeth.
SEE HEAR The tongue tip behind the teeth. A long hissing sound. /t/ and /d/
“t”: tanks “d”: den
Tip of tongue firmly touches gum ridge then moves away.
Feel air pressure behind tongue before tongue moves away from gum ridge.
You cannot see your tongue. A short explosive sound.
If you want to make a TH, but are making a /t/ or /d/ sound, ensure that your tongue is softly touching your teeth so that air can flow through.
