Consonant /Ө/ and /ð/ - SS1 English Lesson Note

o produce consonant /Ө/ and /ð/, place the tip of the tongue between the upper and lower teeth. The tongue is fairly flat and the air escapes through the narrow space between the teeth and the tongue. The vocal cords do not vibrate when consonant /Ө/ is produced. E.g. teeth, three, both, think. If the vocal cords are made to vibrate, then consonant /ð/ is produced .e.g. father, weather, they, there.

Examples.    

                    /Ө/                         ​​​​/ð/ 

                 Thick​​​​                           Thy 

                Thing​​​​                            They 

               Thank​​​​                           Other

               Thorn​​​​                             Then

             Thigh​​​​                             There