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Candle park 221 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Th pronunciation

Are there any rules related to when -th should be pronounced either voiced or unvoiced?

Thanks very much!

  

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The voiced pronunciation is primarily at the beginning of certain very frequently encountered words: the, then, there, them, though (and the related word, although), that, their, theirs. The unvoiced pronunciation is in words like: thought, through, thin. And when it comes at the end of the word: teeth, tenth, ninth, seventh, troth, pith, both, meth.

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  • The voiced pronunciation is primarily at the beginning of certain very frequently encountered words: the, then, there, them, though (and the related word, although), that, their, theirs.
  • The unvoiced pronunciation is in words like: thought, through, thin.
  • And when it comes at the end of the word: teeth, tenth, ninth, seventh, troth, pith, both, meth.
  • And in certain scientific terms: methyl, menthol, methamphetamine.
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The voiced pronunciation is primarily at the beginning of certain very frequently encountered words: the, then, there, them, though (and the related word, although), that, their, theirs.


The unvoiced pronunciation is in words like: thought, through, thin. And when it comes at the end of the word: teeth, tenth, ninth, seventh, troth, pith, both, meth. And in certain scientific

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You might find this useful:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronunciation_of English%E2%9F%A8th%E2%9F%A9#Phonology_and_distribution

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candle park 221when -th should be pronounced either voiced or unvoiced?

Here are a few rules which cover most of the cases.

1. Initial "th" is voiced /ð/ in all of the function words (determiners, pronouns, adverbs).

the, this, that, these, those, then, than, thence, there, they, them, their, thus, though

and their compounds, e

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