Let's Practice //

The phonetic sound // is an UNvoiced dental.

unvoiced = vocal cords do not vibrate while making this sound

dental= put your tongue between your teeth and push air above your tongue
 

Listen and repeat words with //

word initial // sounds like: thin, thought, thumb, thirsty, thanks, Thursday

middle // sounds like: something, birthday, anything

final // sounds like: both, mouth, path, teeth, south, math

// in consonant clusters: earth, north, tenth, month, three, through

 

Spelling Tips:

th: mouth, three, thing

 

Choose from these // practice activities

 

Cloze Listening

Take me there...

 

Tongue Twister:

She sifted thistles through her thistle sifter

 

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