ملخص الدرس / الأولى متوسط/اللغة الإنجليزية/File 02/the pronunciation : i - e - ð - Ѳ
الملخص
من الأستاذ(ة) عقيلة طايبي/θ/ is voiceless, it is made only with air, whereas /ð/ is voiced; it is made with vibration of the vocal cords. Some examples of words with each sound are:
| /θ/ | /ð/ |
| think bath author month |
the this other although |
Word Groups with ⟨th⟩
Some words spelt with ⟨th⟩ have voiceless /θ/ in noun form, but voiced /ð/ in other forms:
| /θ/ | /ð/ |
|
breath (n) mouth (n) bath (n) worth (n/adj) |
breathe (v) mouth (v) bathe (v) clothe (v) |
Other Pronunciations of ⟨th⟩
Not all words spelt <th> are pronounced with dental fricatives. Some are pronounced with /t/:
Thames /tɛmz/
thyme /tʌɪm/
Thomas /ˈtɒməs/