/ð/ as in "then" · /z/ as in "Zen"
| then | Zen |
| clothe | close |
| bathe | bays |
| lathe | laze |
| writhe | rise |
| breathe | breeze |
| tithe | ties |
| seethe | sees |
| scythe | size |
| with | whizz |
| booth | booze |
| teethe | teas |
| Hythe | highs |
| loathe | lows |
| soothe | sues |
Read the words aloud, concentrating on the difference between the two consonant sounds.