Pronunciation - The Voiceless "th" Sound
Minimal Pairs
thin
thick
thank
thought
think
sin
sick
sank
sought
sink
fin
tick
tank
sought
myth
path
forth
taught
mitt
pat
fort
fought
ether
wreath
eater
reef

Challenging Words
  • thief
  • theft
  • thorn
  • thrice
  • thrust
  • broth
  • ruthless
  • threaten
  • mammoth
  • monthly
  • apothecary
  • withdraw
  • Thanksgiving
  • thermodynamic
  • mathematics
  • parenthetical
  • thrifty
  • threshold
  • arithmetic
  • parentheses
  • wrath
  • health

In Phrases
through thick and thin
throw in the towel
a loose tooth
worth a fortune
the wrath of God
thanks a bunch
a thorn in the side
birth certificate
master's thesis
three's a crowd
a thorough analysis
withdrawal symptoms

Dialogue
A
: When's Thanksgiving?
B: It's on a Thursday in November.
A: The third Thursday or the fourth?
B: I think it's the fourth.
A: That would be the twenty-fifth.
B: No, it's the twenty-sixth.
A: Thanks
.

Oral Reading
The Myth of Security - [ PLAY ]

If you think you're safe from thievery, think again. Most thefts occur within three miles of the victim's home. People often venture into the streets without giving their valuables a second thought. They leave things out in the open, where thieves can easily spot them. Items worth thousands of dollars can be stolen in a tenth of a second. So be thoughtful. Only you can thwart this terrible crime. Watch your things carefully. Thieves do.


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