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Minimal Pairs – /θ/ and /ð/

/θ/ as in "thigh"   ·   /ð/ as in "thy"

thighthy
mouth (noun)mouth (verb)
teeth (noun)teethe (verb)
wreath (noun)wreathe (verb)
ethereither
cloths (noun)clothes (noun – vowel change)
cloth (noun)clothe (verb – vowel change)
bath (noun)bathe (verb – vowel change)
breath (noun)breathe (verb – vowel change)
sooth (adj. or noun)soothe (verb)

Read the words aloud, concentrating on the difference between the two consonant sounds.