Question:
What is an exercise that one can do to help a seven-year-old pronounce “t” and “d” consistently at the end of a word? He is an otherwise articulate child and has passed all speech evaluations with flying colors!
Answer:
“T” is an unvoiced consonant while “D” is voiced. You might try adding an extra little syllable after the “D” using the sound “uh.” Have him say “duh” for final “D.” For example, have him say word-uh, or good-uh. Then compare words such as “sort” and “sword-uh,” “boat” and “bode-uh.”