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Minimal Pairs – /θ/ and /s/

/θ/ as in "thin"   ·   /s/ as in "sin"

thinsin
thicksick
thoughtsort
themeseem
thongsong
thighsigh
thornsawn
thumbsome
thudsud
Perthpurse
faithface
kithkiss
northNorse
worthworse
mouthmouse
fourthforce
pathpass
pithpiss
growthgross
youthuse (noun)

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