Pronunciation: The Voiced "th" Sound
Minimal Pairs
thee
Dee
Lee
bathe
bade
other
udder
then
den
zen
breathe
breed
rather
fodder
that
teethe
tease
they
day
lay
writhe
ride
there
dare
lair
loathe
load
through
dough
low
Challenging Words
feather
the
rhythm
thereupon
zither
they
rhythmic
therewith
lather
theirs
therefore
rather
they've
In Phrases
rythm, rhyme and harmony
under the weather
teething ring
That was then, this is now
one or
the other
lather, rinse, repeat
either
this one or that one
bathing beauties
a
feather in her cap
father, mother, sister, brother
Dialog
Q. Is
your father coming to the gathering this
Saturday?
A. No,
Neither is my mother.
Q.
That's too bad. My brother was looking
forward to seeing them.
A. Well, they're both a little under the
weather.
Q. Oh,
sorry to hear that. Can I send something or
other to cheer them up?
A.
Please don't bother. They'll be fine.
Oral Reading
Even though my father is a weatherman, he can't
predict with absolute certainty whether it will rain
or not. Neither can the other people who work with
him. They say there's only a thirty per cent chance
of rain, and the next thing you know, it's pouring.
They predict snow, and there's nothing for another
five days. Then, there's a blizzard. So rather than
trust my father's weather forecasts, I use a more
reasonable approach. I ask my mother.
