Voiceless 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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Theophilus Thadeus Thistledown, the successful thistle-sifter, while sifting a sieve-full of unsifted thistles, thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb. Now, if Theophilus Thadeus Thistledown, the successful thistle-sifter, thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb, see that thou, while sifting a sieve-full of unsifted thistles, thrust not three thousand thistles through the thick of thy thumb.
B. Articulation and Demonstration
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Placement and Manner - to create the TH
sound, place the tongue on the bottom of the upper
tooth. Your tongue should almost be sticking out. Then blow air between the tongue and the top teeth.
C. Production Exercises
Practice words with "TH" words
Thursday
thread
thumbhole
thermometer
think
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earth
throw
athlete
birthday
throughway
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thorn
bathroom
tooth
breathless
mythology
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Practice words with "TH" phrases
master's thesis
thanks a bunch
through thick and thin
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thrilling throw
a walk through time
breathless brat in a battle
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a loose tooth
wrath of God
worth a fortune
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D. Dialogue
Sarah: When's Thanksgiving?
Brandon: It's on a Thursday in November.
Sarah: The third Thursday or the fourth?
Brandon: I think it's the fifth.
Sarah:That would be the twenty-sixth.
Brandon: No, it's the twenty-eighth.
Sarah: Thanks.
Brandon: It's on a Thursday in November.
Sarah: The third Thursday or the fourth?
Brandon: I think it's the fifth.
Sarah:That would be the twenty-sixth.
Brandon: No, it's the twenty-eighth.
Sarah: Thanks.
E. Practice Reading
If you think you're safe from thievery, think again. Most thefts occur within three miles of the victim's home. People often venture into the streets without giving their valuables a second thought. They leave things out in the open, where thieves can easily spot them. Items worth thousands of dollars can be stolen in a tenth of a second. So be thoughtful. Only you can thwart this terrible crime. Watch your things carefully. Thieves do.