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    give examples of words with soft /th/ sound

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    jhharlan

    Give US an example of what you are talking about......

    11 Answers

    Soft.....think, threw, thirty


    Hard....this, them, that


    Say ONLY the "th" to yourself, to see the difference.

    Colleen

    Moderator
    Nope, still not finding a difference.
    Bob/PKB

    When I say the hard TH sounds from Ducky's list, I find my tongue "hitting" my teeth. The soft TH has my tongue extending just in front of my teeth.

    Soft sound -bath, earth, moth!  Do a search - Everyone might be surprised at your outcome! Apparently this is a common question.

    clu

    Check wiki- then we all will know!
    Colleen

    Moderator
    I do not hear the difference in any TH word.

    soooooooooooooooooooothing


    Soft enough for you?

    Leather.....?

    Ducky

    Moderator
    Hard...
    jhharlan

    Not quite but thanks for the TU.....

    SOFT? "TH" SOUND


    The, thesis, them, that, those, this, thick, teeth, truth, through, threw, thorough, though, think, thrift, thirty, thoughtful, thank, thus, south, north, mouth
    ?????? 

    Colleen

    Moderator
    I'm curious as to what a hard TH sound is. Do you suppose it's one where the orator spits when speaking a certain word with TH in it?
    doolittle

    Yes Colleen- unless the orator has a lisp. :)
    Colleen

    Moderator
    That would be ROMOS :)
    doolittle

    ROFL!!!

    fought, thought, sought, night, etc. that is I am assuming you meant "silent" not sure what you mean by "soft"

    Colleen

    Moderator
    Those words are HT, not TH. :)
    Bob/PKB

    Yes, what Colleen said, HT, instead of TH. This question is confusing.
    clu

    Check wiki

    thucker..  :)

    think ,thought,tho ,throw,thanks.thank you.thirty,thristy

    It is phonics:  bath, bathe, birth, birther, birthed, breath, breathe, breathes, cloth, clothe, clothes, death, dither, doth, Earth, either, faith, feather, filth, heath, heather, health, hearth, Kenneth, keepeth, killeth, leather, math, mouth, moth, neather, neither, North, Perth, pithy, Ruth, sloth, South, struth! (Aussie slang), teeth, tether, tithe, truth, tho', thou, though, threw, through, thought, thorough, trough, thanks, thank-you, three, thrice, thirty, thirtieth, three-hundred, three-hundredeth, thirst, thirsty, weather, whether, wrath worth, worthy, writh, zither. (Sorry I can't think of anymore offhand, it's a long time since I learned shorthand or studied Shakespeare - Best of Luck)

    soft: thimble


    loud: thunder


    hard: ????

    thud.



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