Compound words
A compound word is a word that is made from two other words put together, for example, “lumber” plus “yard” = “lumberyard”. English has thousands of compound nouns, but there are also some compound adjectives, […]
TH
A tongue-twister: Thistle sticks
Six thick thistle sticks. Six thick thistle sticks. Six thick thistle sticks. This tongue-twister is good for practicing 2 things: 1. Short-i. In all of these words, the [i] uses the Short-i sound. The key to […]
TH – Part 2. Some funny mix-ups.
So, when people do not pronounce TH correctly, what sound do they make instead? When TH is voiceless (voice is off), common substitutions are T or S, and sometimes F. When TH is voiced, the […]
TH – Part 1. Don’t Be Shy!
The “TH” sound is one that most ESL learners have problems with — I would guess it is probably 99%. Do you absolutely need to fix it? No. That’s because so many people mispronounce it, […]
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