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- Consonants /s/ and /θ/
- Word Contrast with /s/ and /θ/
Consonants /s/ and /θ/ are Voiceless Sounds:
/θ/ is produced when the tip of the tongue is wedged between teeth and /s/ is produced respectively when the tip and the state of the tongue make light contact with the upper teeth.
Below is a table showing examples of consonants /s/ and /θ/. Try and pronounce the words.
/θ/
| Thin | Thigh | Three | Threw |
| Earthly | Oath | Thick | Thank |
| Wresthly | Think | Health | Path |
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ANSWER TO THE EVALUATION QUESTION
/s/
sink, sit, piece, loss, and purse.
think, thus,thread, thirty, and thorn.