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Pronunciation: The Voiceless "th" Sound

Minimal Pairs

thin	sin	fin	myth	mitt	ether	eater
thick	sick	tick	path	pat	wreath	reef
thank	sank	tank	forth	fort
thought	sought	sought	taught	fought
think	sink

Challenging Words

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

In Phrases

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

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.