How to Say Standard American Consonant Sounds

The voiced TH Sound

How to make the sound

Lips/Mouth Neutral

Tongue Tongue is between the teeth

Airflow Continues

Voice On

How the sound is Words that I often use with a voiced

spelled: ‘th’ sound:

th: this
the: breathe

Common errors:

Instead of saying ‘th’ some

say:

zat or dat for that

brees, breeze, breet, or
breed for breathe

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 Standard American Consonant Sounds

Voiced TH Practice
Beginning of word Middle of word End of word
than although bathe
that bathing breathe
the breathing clothe
thee brother smooth
their/there either soothe
them father tithe
then gather seethe
these mother teethe
they neither scathe
this other loathe
those smoother writhe
therefore worthy
thus weather
themselves unscathed
therein soothing
thereafter rhythm
they’d rather
they’ll another
they’re together
they’ve otherwise
Sound in sentences
The mother and father love their children.
That music is rather soothing.
Those are the other clothes.
Other than that we are finished.
The man is another friend of mine.
Deep breathing will soothe you.
These are the other accounts.
The report has left no one unscathed.
Another day, another dollar.
They’re worthy of another promotion.

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