1.在th后以字母-er结尾的单词中,th读浊辅⾳/J/。
例:altogether/&:lt+'geJ+/,farther/'fa J+/,feather/'fe J+/,
whether/'we J+/,either/'ai J+/,gather/'g J+/
2.⼀般情况下,在代词、冠词、介词、连词或副词中的字母组合th,读浊辅⾳/J/。
例:within/wi'Jin/,without/wi'Jaut/,these/Ji:z/,therefore/'>J#+f&:/,al-though/&:lJ+u/,those/ J+ uz/,the/ J+/,thus/ J)s/
发⾳特殊的单词:through/Iru:/,throughout/'Iru:aut/
3.字母组合th在数词(包括基数词和序数词)中读清辅⾳/I/。
例:three/Iri&:/,thirty/'I+:ti/,thirteen/'I+:'ti:n/,
clothes的th发什么音third/ I+:d/,fourth/f &:I/,fiftieth/'fiftii I/,
thousand/'Iauz+nd/,hundredth/'h)ndr+dI/
4.除上述单词外,⼀般位于词⾸的th读/I/。
例:theatre/'Ii+t+/,thick/Iik/,thin/Iin/,throat/Ir+ut/,theory/'Ii+ri/,thrust/Ir)st/,thread/Ired/,thorough/')r+/,Thursday/'I+:zdi/
5.以th结尾的单词,th读清辅⾳/I/。
例:truth/tru:I/,worth/w+ :I/,breath/breI/,both/b+uI/,cloth/kl&I/,path/pa :
I/,wealth/welI/,length/leRI/,strength/streRI/
发⾳特殊的单词,例:smooth/smu:J/
6.在复合词中,th的读⾳与在原词中的读⾳相同。
例:something / 's)mIiR/,anything/'eniIiR/,nothing/'n^)IiR/
还有前⾯提到的within,without等。
7.其他⽆规则可循的词分列如下:
maths/m^$Is/,arithmetic/+'riIm+tik/,clothing/kl+uJiR/,
clothes/kl+uJz/,southern/'s)J+n/,northern/'n &:J+n/,
worthy/'w+:Ji/,author/'&:I+/,sympathy/'simp+Ii/