Name: Practice Your English Pronunciation /s/ vs Th /θ/ Sounds | Course #18
Uploaded: 2025-07-19T20:43:41.000Z
Duration: 13 min 25 s
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Welcome to this English pronunciation video.

In this video, we are going to talk about two very important English consonant sounds.

The sound, ss and the sound, ff So the s sound and the th sound.

They are very confusing because they sound very similar, but they are different.

So I want you to be able to pronounce them correctly.

The first word is the word,  with an s sound. sink The other word is, think with a th sound.  sink and think They are two very different sounds in English.

And I really want you to be able to pronounce them correctly.

So let's practice together and I promise you by the end of this video, you will hear the difference.

Before we learn about the consonant sounds, s, ss and th, th in English, you should know guys about the IPA spelling.

You can also watch me and how I move my mouth.

And obviously, please try to repeat after me.

Let's now learn how to produce the s sound.

You're not going to feel the vibration in your throat.

What you're going to do is, your teeth are going to touch each other.

Repeat after me. ss ss ss Let's practice with the word,  Please repeat after me. sink sink sink sink And now let's make the th sound in English.

And what you're going to do is, you're going to put your tongue between your teeth.

Okay. th Repeat after me. th th ths Let's practice with the word, Please repeat after me. sink sink think Good.

Words that are practically the same but the sounds are different.

They are very good if you want to hear the difference between the two sounds.

First, let's focus on the sounds themselves.

Please watch my mouth and repeat after me.

First, the s sound. s s s And now the th sound. th th th Now let's do both.

Please repeat after me, guys. s s s f f f  f All right.

That was our practice with minimal pairs sounds.

Let's do other sounds in the same way. sink think sink think sink think Very good, guys.

Let's now go through minimal pairs together.

And I want you to look at how I move my mouth and of course to repeat after me.

Let's get started. face faith force fourth gross growth mass moth miss myth moss moth mouse mouth north north pass path purse Perth race wraith sank thank saw thaw see seem theme sick thick sigh thigh sin thin sing thing sink think some fun some fun sort thought suds thuds symbol thimble tense tenth truce truth use youth worse worth Very good, guys.

Let's now practice with a few sentences containing our consonant sounds.

Our first sentence is, The Norse passed the North Path.

And finally, Use thick suds to keep your youth.

I will say one of the two words, and I want you to listen very carefully and to tell me if this word is A or B.