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Drill: /θ/ vs /s/
/θ/ vs /s/
/θ/ is tongue-between-teeth (interdental); /s/ is tongue-behind-teeth (alveolar).
Minimal pairs to practice
- thin vs sin
- thick vs sick
- think vs sink
- thumb vs sum
- mouth vs mouse
- path vs pass
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