What is the TH sound?
The TH sound is made with your tongue lightly between your teeth and steady airflow. English has two TH sounds: unvoiced /th/ and voiced /th/.
Voiced vs unvoiced TH
- Unvoiced TH: think, three, thanks
- Voiced TH: this, those, brother
Common mistakes
- Replacing TH with S or Z
- Replacing TH with T or D
- Hiding the tongue too far behind the teeth
Quick TH drill
- think - this
- thin - then
- thank - that
- thought - though