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!
