There are two ways to pronounce ‘th’ in English:
| θ | This is a soft sound, as in think. | |
| ð | This is a harder sound, as in this. |
Listen to the difference:
| θ | th soft sound | |
| think | think | |
| ð | th hard sound | |
| this | this |
Words with ‘th’ pronounced θ
| theatre | theatre |
| think | think |
| thought | thought |
| teeth | teeth |
| through | through |
| path | path |
| threat | threat |
Words with ‘th’ pronounced ð
| this | this |
| that | that |
| these | these |
| those | those |
| there | there |
| their | their |
| father | father |
| with | with |
| although | although |
| together | together |
About Stuart CookStuart is an English teacher and runs the Speakspeak website. He currently lives in Prague and has been teaching English for 20 years. Follow Stuart on Google+
