American English Pronunciation

American Accent Training Lesson 21: American TH

8/16/2018

Topic: TH
Error patterns: sound stops, or tongue is too far back
sounds like d or z, t or s
that sounds like dat or zat, both sounds like boat or bos
How to Correct This: Tongue rests between the teeth, keep the air flowing

Steps to Practice:
Say the TH sound by itself, use a mirror to check your tongue position
Practice in simple words: think, thin, thing, both, with, bath
that, the, this, them, there, then, than
weather, either, other

You may need syllable level: thoo, thee, thih, thay, eeth, ooth, ahth, ith, ehth
oothoo ahtha eethee

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Are You Making an Error on the Most Frequently Used Word in English?

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The word the is the most frequently used word in English. Many non-native speakers mispronounce it. Use the videos below to help you learn to pronounce the correctly.

Need more help for the sounds in the word the? The video below goes into detail on the American Th and how to correct it in the most frequently used word in English.

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How to pronounce Numbers like 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Etc. (Ordinal Numbers)

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Ordinal numbers (e.g. first, third, fortieth) can present problems when mispronounced. They are often similar pronunciation to numerals (e.g. seventeen/seventeenth, four/fourth) but they have a consonant cluster at the end. Error patterns on consonant clusters (devoicing, omission) will result in a potential misunderstanding of the number. In addition, the final th /θ/ on many ordinal numbers can be difficult to say correctly. Use the written words, IPA symbols and recordings below to practice correct final consonant clusters on ordinal numbers.

Ordinal numbers 1st-10th