Pronunciation th unvoiced

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Pronunciation: consonant sounds

initial th (unvoiced)

Read left to right and go down the list:

three	think	thought	theory
thin	thirst	third	thirty
thrift	thread	thimble	thumb
thistle	thirsty	thunder	thermal
through	throw	threw	thrown
thug	thump	thwart	thyroid

middle th (unvoiced)

healthy	wealthy	method	methane
truthful	faithful	within	without
birthday	worthwhile	author	Arthur

final th (unvoiced)

math	bath	faith	fifth
myth	moth	month	mouth
south	sixth	seventh	eighth
ninth	tenth	both	booth
froth	teeth	tooth	north
birth	earth	mirth	dearth
hundredth	thousandth	millionth	billionth

final th (unvoiced) +

word endings

months	booths	faiths	tenths
frothed	mouthed	birthed	unearthed

Note: The "s" ending after an unvoiced "th" is very difficult to pronounce.

Contrast the unvoiced "th" sound with the voiced "th" sound. Do you hear a difference?