/ɵ/ for three

• Always spelt ‘th’.
• Some words with this sound are: thief, method, health, breath.
• The transcription of these words are: /θi:f/ /’meθəd/ /helθ/ /θri:/
• This sound is made without the effect of vocal cords and placing the tip of the tongue on the back of our two front our upper teeth (incisor).
• Listen and try to repeat the words.

 /ð/ for there.

• Always spelt ‘th’.
• Some words with this sound are: this, there, father and mother.
• The transcription of these words are: /ðɪs/ /ðeə/  /’fɑ:ðə/ /’mʌðə/
• On the contrary to /ɵ/, to this sound is made with the effect of vocal cords ( sounded) although the position of the tongue is the same as in the  /ɵ/
• Listen and try to repeat the words.

Becareful because there are some words in English that contain ‘th’, however, this sounds like a /t/. Two examples of these words are: Thailand and the Thames.