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How to make TH sound?

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The two TH consonant sounds.  These sounds are paired together because they take the same mouth position.  Th is unvoiced, meaning, only air passes through the mouth, and th is voiced, meaning you make a sound with the vocal cords.  To make this sound, the very tip of the tongue comes through the teeth, th, th, thanks, th, th, this.  The rest of the mouth remains relaxed.  For the THR consonant cluster, the lips will begin to move into position for the R while the TH is being made.  Three, three.  In some cases, these sounds will be replaced with a similar sound, when the tongue does not quite come through the teeth.  Instead it presses against the closed teeth.  This will happen in an unstressed word only, when there isn't enough time given to the word for teeth to part and the tongue to come through.  For example, 'What's in the car?'  What's in the car?  The tongue isn't coming all the way through the teeth.

Here we see the TH sound on the right compared with the mouth at rest on the left. And with parts of the mouth drawn in. The soft palate is raised for this sound. You can see the tongue through the teeth, just the tip comes through. The TH consonant sounds. Sample words: thin/this, thief/these, birthday/worthy. Sample sentence: I thought of using these Lily of the Valleys rather than those thorny roses. Now you will see this sentence up close and in slow motion, both straight on and from an angle, so you can really study how the mouth moves when making these sounds. 

I, with the 'ai' as in 'buy' diphthong. Thought, tongue tip through the teeth, TH, thought. 'Aw' as in 'law', tongue up to make the T which is a D here, thought of. Using, the 'ew' as in 'few' diphthong. These, tongue tip through the teeth. Lily of the Valleys, tongue up in the L position, comes down, 'ih' as in 'sit', back up for the second L, lily, of, bottom lip up for the V sound, and again for the V sound of Valleys. Tongue up for the L, that was an L, not a TH. Rather, lips take the R consonant shape, and the tongue comes through the teeth again for the TH, one more time quickly for than. Those, 'oh' as in 'no' diphthong, and again for thorny, thorny roses, R consonant shape, 'oh' as in 'no' diphthong. Teeth together for the Z sound, then part slightly for the schwa, and together again for the final Z sound.  And now from an angle. I thought, tongue tip through the teeth, tongue up to make the D sound, bottom lip up for the V. Using, with the 'ew' as in 'few' diphthong. These, tongue tip through the teeth. Teeth together for the Z sound and tongue up to make the L. Lily, up again for the second L. Lily of, bottom lip up for the V. And you don't even seen the tongue for the TH there because it's so quick. Of the Valley, Valleys. Rather, mouth takes the R consonant shape and the tongue tip comes through for the TH. Rather. The tongue tip comes through quickly to make than and those, than is very short there. 'Oh' as in 'no', teeth together for the Z sound. Thorny, tongue through the teeth for the TH, tongue up to make the N, roses. R consonant shape, teeth together for the Z sound, part for the schwa, and together again for the Z sound. That's it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.

How to make CH and JJ sound?

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The CH and JJ consonant sounds.  These two sounds are paired together because they take the same mouth position.  CH is unvoiced, meaning only air passes through the mouth, and JJ is voiced, meaning, uh, uh, jj, you're making a sound with the vocal cords.  These consonants have a stop consonant component, but unlike stop consonants, they're always released.  The stop consonant is when the front part of the tongue raises and touches the roof of the mouth in the front in the T/D tongue position.  The mouth takes the position of the SH and DJ sounds, where the teeth are together, the corners of the lips are in, and the rest of the lips are flared.  Ch, jj.  So the tongue will move up and press the roof of the mouth, air builds up, and when the tongue releases, the air comes through, ch, jj, making the sound.

Here is the sound on the right, compared with the mouth at rest on the left.  Notice how the lips in this sound come away from the face.  Here parts of the mouth are drawn in.  The soft palate is raised in this consonant sound.  Notice how high the tongue reaches.  It presses against the roof of the mouth before pulling away to release the air.  The ch/jj sounds. Sample words:  char, jar, chump, jump.  Sample sentence:  I was on the edge of my seat watching each match of the major tournament.  Now you will see this sentence up close and in slow motion, both straight on and from an angle, so you can really study how the mouth moves when making this sound. 

I, with the 'ai' as in 'buy' diphthong, lips circle into the W, was.  On the edge, now here we have the jj consonant sound.  Watch the lips as the teeth come together.  Of my seat.  Lips pull wide for the 'ee' as in 'she'.  Watching, lips make the W.  Ch, here is the ch sound.  Watch the lips.  Each, lips pull wide for the 'ee' as in 'she' and again, the ch.  Match, again it ends in the ch consonant sound.  Of the major, with the jj consonant sound, jj. Tournament.  Lips together for the M, tongue up for the N position, and the T. 

And now from an angle.  I, with the 'ai' as in 'buy' diphthong.  Was on the edge, watch the jj sound.  Jj.  Of my seat, corners of the mouth pulled wide for the 'ee' as in 'she'.  Watching, lips make the W.  Watch-, here's the ch sound.  Watching.  Each, corners pull wide for the 'ee' as in 'she', and now form the ch.  Match, again ends in ch.  Of the major, watch for the jj - there we are - major, tournament.  Lips together for the M, tongue up to make the N, and the teeth together for the T. That's it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.

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