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as in thank you

How to make the sound

This is an unvoiced sound.

  1. Open your mouth a small amount
  2. Put your tongue between your teeth.
  3. Gently push air over your tongue and through your top teeth.
  4. Make sure no air can escape through your bottom teeth – or you make a different sound!

Inside the mouth

NoseHard palateSoft palateTeethLipsTongueVoice boxA

Watch the tongue move between the teeth — every one of the 44 sounds is animated like this.

Practise these words

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Hear the difference

Two words that differ by only this sound — tap each to compare.

Say these sentences

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This is one sound of 44.

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