This was focused on the "th" (voiced and voiceless) and the /i/ (ee) and short "i" sound. For video go to: <a>Pronunciation Mini-Lesson 1</a>

1. PRONUNCIATION MINI-LESSON 1:
/θ/, /ð/, /i/ AND /ɪ/.
B Y M S . C A N D I C E Q U I Ñ O N E S , FA L L 2 0 11

2. CONSONANT SOUNDS OF THE DAY
• /θ/ as in “think”, “nothing”, and “teeth”
• /ð/ as in “the”, “weather”, and “bathe”

3. PRODUCTION
• Both /θ/ and /ð/ are pronounced with the tongue
between the teeth.
• The difference is in the voicing.
• /ð/ is produced by vibrating the vocal cords
• /θ/ is produced with out the vocal cords
vibrating

4. INDIVIDUAL SOUND PRACTICE
• /θ/
• The three threatening thimble thieves thought the
thrifty thinker had nothing in his sword’s sheath.
• /ð/
• Though they were wearing clothes, the weather
was so hot that my mother, father, and brother
bathed in the cool, soothing water of the pool.

5. NOW PRACTICE THE SOUNDS TOGETHER
• There once were thirty thirsty thieves that
thought they could steal their own teeth.
• These loathesome, blathering thugs thundered
threatening oaths with thumping and thrashing
as they were thwarted by their throbbing
thumbs.

6. VOWEL SOUNDS OF THE DAY
• /i/ as in “eat”, “peel”, and “candy”
• /ɪ/ as in “it”, “fish”, and “dip”

7. PRODUCTION
• /i/ is produced by pulling the lips back into a
“smile” and keeping your tongue forward and
up in the mouth.
• /ɪ/ is produced with your lips slightly open and
the tongue slightly forward and midway up in
the mouth.

8. INDIVIDUAL SOUND PRACTICE
• /i/
• Each preacher needs to eat three green beans
before he can reach for the cream.
• /ɪ/
• Lily is itching to dip this carrot stick into the dish.
She’ll go to the gym and take pills to keep slim
and trim.

9. NOW TRY THE SOUNDS TOGETHER
• Phil and Neal still think they need to seal the
deal to build the bridge in Hillsville. Sheena and
Jill think Phil and Neal need to really see how
much it will take before they fill out the forms.