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THE [t], [d] AND th SOUNDTeacher: Allana de MeloStudent: Maurcio Coelho

Pronouncing [t]Tongue tip: place the tongue tip up, behind top teeth, let tongue down with a puff of air.

Possible pronunciation problemsIf you say /t/ instead of /t/: two will sound like chewtease will sound like cheesetin like chinJUST BE SURE TO PRACTICE ALL THE TIME. YOUR [t] WILL BE TERRIFIC!

The [t] sound

BeginningMiddleEndTakeActorFeetTalkHotelBoatTableGuitarCatToo/To/TwoBetweenCut

Examples in sentences Tell the teacher.Tea and toast.Today is Tuesday.That team is the top winner.Tim bought two tickets.Pat wrote the letter.Leave the waiter a fifteen percent tip.

The [d] soundPronouncing [d]: place the tongue tip up, behind top teeth, let tongue down with a puff of air, voice.

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The [d] sound

BeginningMiddleEndDoSodaBadDogTodayDidDayWindowBand

Examples in sentences End of the roadA bad coldHow do you do?Wendy is a wonderful dancerThe dog is hiding under the bed

th sound[]ThreeThunderThrowPathTeethBreathMouth

[]ThisThatTheWeatherMotherFatherBreathe

If you say /f/ instead of //: Ruth will sound like roof If you say /t/ instead of //: Path will sound like patThanks will sound like tanks

Possible pronunciation problems

[] soundBeginningMiddleEndThank [k]Somenthing [sm]North [nr]Thousand [aznd]Anything [ni]Bath [b]Thief [if]Everything [vri]Mouth [ma]Three [ri]Birthday [brde]Breath [br]

th sound: listen and repeatI wasthirsty afterthirty-threetherapy sessions inThirsk.On Thursday Ithrew myselfthrough severaltherapeuticthoughts.Shethinks she has finished herthirteen-monththesis aboutthree-D movies intheatres.

DALE, Paulette; POMS, Lillian. English pronunciation for International students. Prentice Hall Regents. USA, 1999.Phonetics sounds in American English. Disponvel em http://soundsofspeech.uiowa.edu/english/english.html Acesso em: 24.mar.2017.

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