外教教你學(xué)英語音標(biāo) 輔音[θ]

Let's work on forming the /θ/ sound.

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Keep your mouth slightly open.

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Spread the blade of your tongue and place it in between your top and bottom teeth.

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Release air over the tongue and through your teeth.

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Touch your hand to your throat and make sure you don't feel any vibration.

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Here's the /θ/ sound in the beginning of some words.

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thought, thin, thrill.

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And here it is in the middle.

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pathways, mathematics, anything.

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And here it is at the end of some words.

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teeth, both, moth.

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Listen to these pairs of words to hear the contrasting sounds.

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think, sink.

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three, tree.

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path, pat.

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path, pass.

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Here are some sentences that use the /θ/ sound.

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He thinks mathematics is a myth.

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Theo has three thin teeth.

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Nice work!