Video | T & D Sounds – GO PLACES ENGLISH

Hi! This is Amy with Go Places English, and today I want to talk about the T & D sounds in American English.

I had a student ask me to create a lesson on these sounds, so here it is!

Both the T and D sounds are consonants. Let’s take a closer look at their differences.

The T sound is unvoiced, and it’s created by placing the tip of your tongue against the tooth ridge and the sides of the tongue against the upper side teeth. The mouth is open just enough for the aspirated air to come out.

Let’s practice this sound together.

Now, let’s say some words with a T sound. Remember, the letter T has a few different pronunciations, depending on the word. For the purpose of this lesson, we will focus on the /t/ sound.

time

tickle

tell

table

telephone

tongue

two

Twitter

Good. Now let’s look at the D sound. This is a voiced sound. The mouth shape and tongue placement are the same as in the T sound. But when you say the D sound, you are going to engage your vocal chords. If you touch your throat area, you should be able to feel the vibration when you say the D sound.

Let’s try it.

Nice. Let’s say some words with the D sound.

dog

dimple

door

ditch

delicious

does

down

decide

Good. Keep practicing until you get it right. I’ll be making another video about the SH & CH sounds, so keep an eye out for that.

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