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 SayIt™ for Lesson G .........Sound....mp3?

 [TH] is…. the quiet killer.

One of the most difficult sounds for many people is the [TH] in THink.  You've already had that sound in the words THing …noTHing…monTH…earTH… …MeTHod.

 [TH] is everywhere…and sometimes it is very difficult to hear. It is a quiet killer, so you should listen carefully every time you THink you hear it. The sound is so quiet because it only has air.

 As you see, it  can be at the front of a word in, THing and THought. Or, in the middle of a word like noTHing and meTHod. Or at the end of a word, like earTH or monTH. 

 Now let's see if you can hear that air in this word:  norTH.  Say that after me: norTH…….Because if you can hear the sound, you can make the sound.

 Here is a sentence with many of those sounds…see if you can hear them first. THink THoughts about noTHing on EarTH.  Now remember -- air only between your teeth and your tongue. Say it after me: THink THoughts about noTHing on EarTH……

 Ok, here's another one. Listen first:   Our travel meTHod is norTH and souTH every monTH. OK now remember -- all air -- and say after me:   Our travel meTHod is norTH and souTH every monTH……

 OK, you can hear the air, right? Now comes the hard part where you must really listen. I have a little quiz. I am going to say ten words and all you have to say is "Yes" if it is a TH with air. And "No" if it has more than just air.  If I say : THin, you say Yes. But if I say Then, you say No.  Listen again: THin, all air…and Then, more than air.   OK? Here go the ten words:

mouth....anything…..this……there…..length…..that…..those…..with…path…other.

 OK let's see how you did:

mouth…(yes)...anything… (yes) …this…(no) …there…(no) length…(yes) ..that…(no)…. those…(no)…. with…(yes) path…(yes) …other…. (no)

and here is your last TH word with air today….THank you.

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