Let's Practice /ð/

The phonetic sound /ð/ is a voiced dental.

voiced = vocal cords vibrate while making this sound

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

 

Listen and repeat words with /ð/

word initial /ð/ sounds like: the, those, then, there, this, they

middle /ð/ sounds like: mother, together, other, clothing, rather, either

final /ð/ sounds like: with, bathe, smooth, breathe, clothe

/ð/ in consonant clusters: northern, worthy, southern

 

Spelling Tips:

th: their, them, with

 

Choose from these /ð/ practice activities

 

Cloze Listening

Take me there...

 

Tongue Twister:

leather feathers

 

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