Lesson 14 / 22
/t/ — /d/
Listen to each sound, compare mouth positions, and practise from words to sentences.
British IPA notation: /t/ · /d/American audio: tea /tiː/ · dog /dɑɡ/
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/t/
tea /tiː/
Mouth and tongue position
Tongue tip touches the ridge behind the upper teeth then releases with air; no voicing.
Word practice
tea
Sentence practice
Tea tastes good.
Mouth-position video (British) — BBC Learning English
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/d/
dog /dɑɡ/
Mouth and tongue position
Same tongue position as /t/ but voiced, with a softer release.
Word practice
dog
Sentence practice
The dog is downstairs.
Mouth-position video (British) — BBC Learning English
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