LESSON 6: THE MORE DIFFICULT AMERICAN CONSONANTS

Dr.David Alan Stern

AUDIO

Listen closely to the tape for exact instructions on how to produce each of the difficult English consonant sounds.

1. THE "TH" SOUNDS (as in "this" and "think")

(voiced)
THIS, THAT, THE, OTHER, THEM, THEY (voiceless)
THING, ATHLETE, THROW, FOURTH

-	THEY DID THIS, THAT, AND THE OTHER THING.
-	THANK YOU FOR THINGKING OF ME.
-	DON'T THROW THAT AT THEM.

Now here are some additional "th" drills.

(voiced)
THESE, THIS, THEN, THAT, THE, THEY, THY THOU, GATHER, NORTHERN, SOUTHERN, LEATHER, TEETHE, SOOTHE, LATHE, WEATHER

(voiceless)
THESIS, THISTLE, THESPIAN, THATCH, THUNDER, THANK, THIGH, THOUSAND, BREATHY, MONTHLY, APATHY, AUTHOR, CATHODE, WRATH, TEETH, SOOTH, EIGHTH, SEVENTH

-	THAT THING OVER THERE IS THOROUGHLY ANNOYING.
-	THE THISTLE STUCK INTO THROCKMORTON'S THICK THUMB.
-	FORSOOTH, THE OINTMENT WILL SOOTHE THAT THROBBING PAIN.
-	THE SEETHING THING WAS THOROUGHLY ANNOYING.

2. THE "H" SOUND (as in "home" and "hello")

HERE, HAVE, HAD, AND, HISTORY, HAPPY, INHERIT

-	HE'S HAPPY THAT YOU SAID HELLO.
-	HOLD THE HELPLESS CHILD'S HAND.
-	MY HEART FEELS HEAVY WHEN I HEAR YOU.

Now try these additional "h" drills.

HOLD, HANG, HAIL, INHALE, INHIBIT, HOOP, HOME, HOUSE, HERO, HEN, HAPHAZARD, HERMIT, HILL, HAMSTER, HERMAN, HORMONE, HAMBURGER

-	THE HANDSOME MAN INHERITED A HORSE RANCH.
-	HURRY OVER HERE, HENRY.
-	HE INHALED AND EXHALED VERY HEAVILY.
-	HANK INHERITED A HUNDRED DOLLARS FROM HIS HISTORY TEACHER.
-	HOLD ON TO THE HANDLE AND INHALE HAPPLILY.
-	HOMECOMING HARDLY EVER HAPPENS HERE ANY MORE.

3. THE "V" AND "W" SOUNDS (as in "very" and "work")

VERY, VISIT, EVERY, FEVER, HARVEST, SAVE

-	EVERY TIME I VISIT I SEE A VISION.
-	I LOVE TO DIVE OVER THE ROCKS.
-	I HAVE AVOIDED PLACING AVERAGE ADVERTISEMENTS.

VEST/WEST WORSE/VERSE WENT/VENT
WE, WILL, WAX, WALK, WAKE

-	WILLIAM WORKED HARDED ON WEDNESDAY.
-	WAIT WHILE I WARM UP THE WORKROOM.
-	WAY DID HE WALK IN THROUGH THE WINDOW?
-	I WISH WENDY WOULD WEAR WARMER CLOTHES.

Now try these additional drills for these two sounds.

VEAL, VISIT, VEST, VOODOO, VAUGHN, VACATE, VOTE, BIBRATE, VOID, VEER, VARY, VAT, FEVER, HARVEST, AVOID, SAVE, GRIEVE, RELIEVE, LOVE, SHELVES, WAVE, GROOVE, GROVE, LEAVE, HAVE WE, WILL, WEST, WAX, WOOED, WOOD, WALK, WOK, WOKE, WAKE, WOW, WAR, WERE, WONDER, WHALE, WHICH, WHAT, WHEN WHITE, WIT, WORRY

-	WHEN VICK WORKED ON WEEKENDS HE GOT VERY TIRED.
-	I LOVE TO WATCH WHALES, BUT I AVOID WAVING AT THEM.
-	SHE WONDERED WHETHER TO VACTE THE WARM VILLAGE.
-	I AVERAGE FIVE HOURS OF WORK A DAY DURING HARVEST.
-	WHERE DID VIVIAN WANDER EVERY WEDNESDAY EVENING?
-	THERE'S A VILLAGE IN THE WOODS IN WESTERN VERMONT.

4. THE AMERICAN "R" AND "l" (as in "red" and "long")

REST, ROOM, ROMANCE, REPEAT, ROYAL, ROUND

-	REMEMBER THE RED ROSES ON THE GROUND?
-	I READ A REALLY GOOD ROMANCE NOVEL.
-	THE ROOM WILL BE READY FOR YOU TO REST.

LIVER/RIVER LOOK/ROOK LOT/ROT LONG/WRONG
ELEMENT/ERROR ALAN/AARON PEEL/PEER POOL/POOR

LET, LOOK, LOST, LONELY, LONG, ELEMENT, SELDOM

-	LARRY HAS BEEN LATE ELEVEN TIMES.
-	LET ME LOAN YOU MONEY FOR THE LAUNDRY.
-	PLEASE ALLOW HER TO LOOK FOR GOLD.

Now try these additional drills for "L" and "R."

REPEAT, RID, REST, RAT, ROOT, ROOKIE, ROUGH, RAKE, ROAST, TRUE, TREE, CROP, THRILL, FREE, BREW, GRADE, FREIGHT, CHROME, BROIL, LEAP, LET, LATCH, LOOK, LOST, LUCK, ELEMENT, ELABORATE, ILLUMI NATE, ALABAMA, POLITICAL, EMLOYMENT, ELEMENTARY, SELDOM, PEEL, PILL, SPELL, GAL, POOL, PULL, TOLL, TALE, GIRL, ALL

-	LARRY WOULD REALLY LIKE TO REMOVE THE FRONT LAWN.
-	CHILDREN ARE LESS LIKELY TO ROAM AROUND AFTER ELEVEN.
-	RICHARD LEARNED TO SPELL SOME REALLY HARD WORDS.
-	THE RED RIVER IS LOVELY AS IT FLOW IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
-	HE READS THE REAL ESTATE LISTINGS DAILY.
-	FRANK LIVED ACROSS THE HILL FROM A REALLY LOVELY FARM.