initial th (voiced)
Read left to right and go down the list:
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that |
these |
those |
then |
there |
their |
there |
though |
thousand |
thus |
thy |
|
thou |
thereby |
therefore |
middle th (voiced)
|
neither |
weather |
feather |
|
tether |
leather |
hither |
|
dither |
other |
mother |
|
brother |
bother |
rather |
|
lather |
southern |
brethren |
final th (voiced)
|
breathe |
clothe |
loathe |
|
teethe* |
tithe |
smooth |
final th (voiced) +
word endings
|
breathed |
teethed |
seethed |
|
loathed |
breathes |
teethes |
*teethe is a verb. It's that which a baby does with his mouth when new teeth come through the gums. We say, The baby is teething.
Note: The voiced "th" sound comes from the mouth and the vocal chords. Contrast this with the unvoiced "th" sound which comes only from the mouth.
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