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Consonant Sound
Voiced /ð/

Practice

Definite Article "the"

The article 'the' is the most common word
in the English language. It has two pronunciations.

/ðə/ + consonant sound

The article 'the' is also /ðə/in
an unstressed (reduced) syllable.

/ðiy/ + vowel sound

y + noun
thi + yemperor
thi+ yuncle

the bed
the cloth
the fabric
the joke
the king
the loom
the minister
the night
the price
the room
the thread
the weavers

o: the one /w^n/
u: the uniform the unicorn /yuw/

When h is pronounced:
the house, the hunt

a: the apple the assistant
e: the emperor the end
i: the idea the ink
o: the only the owner
u: the umbrella the uncle

When
h is not pronounced:
the honest person
the honor, the hour