Voiced TH
A. Tongue Twister
Tongue twisters brings people back to childhood days trying to recite a tricky rhyme or phrase as fast as possible without tripping over the verbal challenges and hurdles lurking within these tongue-tying sentences. By combining the effects of alliteration (repetition of a sound), particularly of similar but not identical sounds, with a phrase designed such that it is made very easy to slip, these sentences and poems can be guaranteed to provide us with lots of fun and laughter. Tongue twisters also serve a practical purpose in practicing pronunciation. English tongue twisters may be used by foreign students of English to improve their accent, actors who need to develop a certain accent, and by speech therapists to help those with speech difficulties.
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Whether the weather be fine
or whether the weather be not.
Whether the weather be cold
or whether the weather be hot.
We'll weather the weather
whether we like it or not.
or whether the weather be not.
Whether the weather be cold
or whether the weather be hot.
We'll weather the weather
whether we like it or not.
B. Articulation and Demonstration
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The voiced TH is like a D, but instead of being back in the teeth, it's 1/4 inch lower and forward, between the teeth
Placement and Manner- to pronounce the voiced TH, put the tip of your tongue between your top and bottom front teeth and vibrate your vocal cords, then pull your tongue back to pronounce the rest of the word.
C. Production Exercises
Practice words with voiced "TH"
thy
therefore
those
that
though
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feather
zither
lather
zither
rather
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therewith
loathe
soothe
bathe
writhe
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Practice phrases with voiced "TH"
rhythm, rhyme and harmony
That was then, this is now
Either this one or that one
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Father, mother, sister and brother
southern and northern
Those teething rings
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A feather in her cap
bathing beauties
rather lather
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D. Dialogue
Noel: Is your mother-in-law coming to the gathering this Wednesday?
Pia: No. Neither is my father-in-law.
Noel: That's too bad. My brother was looking forward to seeing them.
Pia: Well, they're both a little under the weather.
Noel: Oh, sorry to hear that. Can I send something to cheer them up?
Pia: Please don't bother. They'll be fine.
Pia: No. Neither is my father-in-law.
Noel: That's too bad. My brother was looking forward to seeing them.
Pia: Well, they're both a little under the weather.
Noel: Oh, sorry to hear that. Can I send something to cheer them up?
Pia: Please don't bother. They'll be fine.
E. Practice Reading
Even though my father is a weatherman, he can't predict with absolute certainty whether it will rain or not. Neither can the other people who work with him. They say there's only a thirty per cent chance of rain, and the next thing you know, it's pouring. They predict snow, and there's nothing for another five days. Then, there's a blizzard. So rather than trust my father's weather forecasts, I use a more reasonable approach. I ask my mother.