Tongue Letters D T Tip Upper Mouth Hear

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Instruction: Have the tip of your tongue pressed against the top of your mouth right behind the front tooth. Then slightly push air separating your tongue and upper mouth.

Every time the letters D and T are spoken, the tip of your tongue should touch the upper part of your mouth.

Here are some words and sentences to help you hear what they should sound like. Click on any word or sentence to hear the correct sound.

Dentist
Ladder
Blood

The dentist did a great job on the filling
He was a little nervous climbing down the ladder
The blood on his shirt indicated that he got a cut somewhere

Terrible
Computer
Fast

He felt terrible after eating the soup
His computer stopped working after he installed the service pack
The fleet footed runner couldn't be caught