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The way we move our lips also influences on the production of some vowel sounds. The teeth are used when we pronounce [f], [v] and [θ], [ð]. The alveolar ridge is the slightly rough area just behind the top teeth. It is also called the tooth ridge or the gum ridge. This organ of speech is used in the production of the sounds [t], [d], [s], [z ...
The tip of the tongue is thin and narrow, it is directed forward against the lingual surfaces of the upper incisor teeth. Sounds that are made with the tongue tip are called apical sounds.
These sounds are called “dental” because the tongue makes contact with the upper teeth, as opposed to the alveolar ridge (the bumpy area just behind the upper front teeth) or the palate (the roof of the mouth).
26 Νοε 2016 · TH – the Tooth Sounds. Dental TH sounds do not appear in many languages, but English has two. Often difficult to pronounce for learners, in today’s lesson we learn how to say them, how to join them, how they sound in posh & cockney accents, and whether we think they’ll disappear from Britain soon. How to Pronounce TH.
Fig. 2 shows the tongue on a larger scale with these parts shown: tip, blade, front, back and root. (This use of the word “front” often seems rather strange at first.) vi) The teeth (upper and lower) are usually shown in diagrams like Fig. 1 only at the front of the mouth, immediately behind the lips.
When speaking in English, it’s helpful to know how native speakers use their mouths. For example, the /TH/ sound has the tip of the tongue go in between the teeth. But the /S/ sound doesn’t. This activity sheet displays the anatomy of the mouth for some of the most difficult English pronunciations.
Phonics is the link between the spelling of a word and its pronunciation. Since English has more sounds than letters, a combination of letters is often necessary to represent a single sound. Phonemic awareness is the best predictor of future reading ability Word origins.
