1 th sounds - /6/ and /ô/
People often mix up the th sounds with either ft/, fd/, /s/, /z/, /f/ or /v/ sounds. In this exercise, you will have a chance to practise the contrast between th and all those sounds.
Read the lines of these tables horizontally, making sure that the consonants in each column sound really different from each other.
/t/ and /9/sounds
		/e/		Itl		/e/
tick		thick		true		through
tanks		thanks		boat	■»	both
taught		thought		art	■»	bath
tie		thigh		oat	-»	oath
tinker		thinker		bet	■»	Beth
tin		thin		tent	■»	tenth
heart		hearth		tree	■»	three
tug		thug		turn	»	thumb
wit		width		tread		thread
fd/ and /6/sounds						
Id/ .		/ô/		Idl		/ô/
doze		those		dare		there
dough	■»	though		breed		breathe
den	■»	then		laid		lathe
dine	■»	thine		seed		seethe
dare	-»	there		bad		bathe
udder	■»	other		ride		writhe
muddle	■»	mother		fodder		father
Dan	■»	than		body		bother
day	-»	they		ladder		lather
/s/ andxh sounds						
hi 1		th		Is/		th
boast	■»	bpth		moss	■»	moth
sigh	-»	thigh		certain	■»	thirteen
pass	-»	path		worse	■*	worth
sink	■»	think		saw	-»	thaw
say	*	they		so		though
sat		that		mouse		mouth
see		three		sick	->	thick
sort		thought		sing		thing
use	■»	youth		force		fourth
/f/ and Im I and th sounds
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/f/		/e/		M		fbj
fear	■»	theory		clove	■»	clothe
fin	■»	thin		van	■»	than
phone	■»	throne		ever	■»	leather
oaf	-»	oath		lover	-»	loather
fawn	-»	thorn		fever	-»	feather
few	■»	through		mover	■»	mother
for	-»	thaw		over	-»	other
deaf	■*	death		vat	-»	that
fret	■»	threat		shaving	■»	scathing
fought	■»	thought		river	■»	rhythm
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Read this email aloud, making sure that you pronounce all of the th sounds clearly.
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subject;. News!
Mother dearestl
| I'm sure you must be thinking I've forgotten youl I promise, there's nothing wrong, but there's exciting news!
I was in the bath last Thursday evening, soaking my poor throbbing feet and massaging my thumping head after yet another tricky Thursday in the office, when I realized that I needed a lengthy holiday I I've been working so hard all through this year, and I thought 'why not throw some cash at a month-long break? I haven't been away for years.' But where on earth should I go? I picked up three thick brochures from the local travel agent and thumbed through them, fantasizing about sunbathing somewhere hot, or at least thawing out from this horrible Plymouth winter weather. I soon realized I would need to be thrifty, so thirty days became thirteen - but that's still something!
So, I'm off tomorrow! The fantastic thing is Thelma (my friend, the maths teacher) is coming with me! Will call when we land. Love youl Ruth xx
8/13/
ng and nk are very common spellings for the /rj/ sound. In the case of ng, sometimes it is pronounced /r]g/, and sometimes only as /r)/. Can you remember the rules? Go back to Unit 6 if you are not sure.
Read the lines of these tables horizontally, making sure that you use the pronunciation indicated.
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/ng/		/ijk/		
hunger	■»	hunk	•»	hang
anger	-»	thank	■*	gang
tangle	■»	tank	■»	tangy
shingle		sink	-»	sing
finger	-»	thinker	■»	thing
longer	■»	links	■»	long
single	■»	synchronize	■»	slang
angle	•»	anch"or.		rang
bangle	■*	bank		bang
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Read this email aloud, making sure that you pronounce all the right /{] / sounds in the right places.
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I—i subject: Coming home!
Hi Mum,
I know you'll think I'm going bonkers, but I just can't stop laughing about the events of the last two weeks. And in spite of breaking the bank to fund this trip, I still think it's the best thing I've done in ages! It was so great to hang out with a gang of girls and just spend some time doing my favourite things; sun-bathing, eating, laughing and RELAXING!
Really looking forward to seeing you next week. I think we're catching an early flight out because Lily hates flying at night, so I'll be popping in on my way home.
Rxx
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