最小对立体(Minimal pair)练习-辅音(Consonant Sounds):容易混淆的发音/s/ 和 /θ/(Minimal Pairs /s/ and /θ/)

as in sing and thing

Below is a list of words that vary only by one having the sound /s/ and the other the sound /θ/.

You can use this list to practise the sounds, or as a list of words to be careful in pronouncing.

下面的单词列表左边和右边的单词只有发音/s//θ/的不同,你可以用这个列表来练习发音或者区分两个音标发音的不同。

重要提示:

At least while you are making a conscious effort to do so, it is fairly easy to pronounce these two sounds differently. /θ/ is pronounced with your tongue between your teeth or even sticking out of your mouth, and you can make sure you pronounce it clearly by putting your finger vertically in front of your lips and checking that it gets wet when you make this sound. /s/ is pronounced with the tongue well inside your mouth and the mouth much more widely stretched.

至少当你努力尝试这么做,区别这两种发音的不同就相当容易。发/θ/音时舌头在牙齿之间几乎要伸出嘴外,在发这个音时你可以把手指放在嘴唇上可以感到从牙齿间冲出的气流湿了手指。在发/s/音时舌头在嘴里边并且可以感到口腔的空间更宽。

Elementary

mouse  [maʊs] [maʊs]
n.
鼠标;老鼠

mouth  [maʊθ] [maʊθ]
n.

sing  [sɪŋ] [sɪŋ]
n.
唱,歌唱,吟诵

thing  [θɪŋ] [θɪŋ]
n.
东西,事物

Pre-Intermediate

face  [feɪs] [fes]
n.
脸;表面;面子;面容

faith  [feɪθ] [feθ]
n.
信仰;信念

force  [fɔːs] [fɔrs]
n.
力量;武力

fourth  [fɔːθ] [fɔrθ]
num.
第四

sick  [sɪk] [sɪk]
adj.
厌恶的;病态的

thick  [θɪk] [θɪk]
adj.
厚的;浓的

sink  [sɪŋk] [sɪŋk]
vi.
下沉;消沉

think  [θɪŋk] [θɪŋk]
vt.
想;认为

sort  [sɔːt] [sɔrt]
vt.
分类;将排序

thought  [θɔːt] [θɔt]
n.
思想;思考;想法

tense  [tens] [tɛns]
adj.
紧张的;拉紧的

tenth  [tenθ] [tɛnθ]
num.
第十;十分之一

Intermediate

mass  [mæs] [mæs]
n.
块,团

math  [mæθ] [mæθ]
n.
数学(等于mathematics

miss  [mɪs] [mɪs]
n.
女士,年轻未婚女子

myth  [mɪθ] [mɪθ]
n.
神话;虚构的人,虚构的事

pass  [pɑːs] [pæs]
n.
及格;经过

path  [pɑːθ] [pæθ]
n.
道路;小路;轨道

saw  [sɔː] [sɔ]
vt.
看见;明白

thaw  [θɔː] [θɔ]
vi.
融解;变暖和

seem  [siːm] [sim]
vi.
似乎;像是;装作

theme  [θiːm] [θim]
n.
主题;主旋律;题目

some  [sʌm] [sʌm]
pron.
一些;若干

thumb  [θʌm] [θʌm]
vt.
翻阅

song  [sɒŋ] [sɔŋ]
n.
歌曲

thong  [θɒŋ] [θɔŋ]
n.
皮带;皮鞭

worse  [wəːs] [wɜrs]
adj.
更坏的;更差的

worth  [wɜːθ] [wɝθ]
adj.

Upper-Intermediate

gross  [grəʊs] [ɡros]
adj.
总共的;粗野的

growth  [grəʊθ] [ɡroθ]
n.
增长;发展;生长;种植

kiss  [kɪs] [kɪs]
vt.
吻;(风等)轻拂

kith  [kɪθ] [kɪθ]
n.
朋友;邻居

Norse  [nɔ:s] [nɔ:rs]
n.
挪威人(语)

North  [nɔ:θ] [nɔ:rθ]
n.
北方;北部

race  [reɪs] [res]
n.
赛事,赛跑

wraith  [reɪθ] [reθ]
n.
幽灵;鬼魂;幻影

seam  [siːm] [sim]
n.
缝;接缝

theme  [θiːm] [θim]
n.
主题;主旋律;题目

sigh  [saɪ] [saɪ]
n.
叹息,叹气

thigh  [θaɪ] [θaɪ]
n.
大腿,股

sin  [sɪn] [sɪn]
n.
罪恶;罪孽

thin  [θɪn] [θɪn]
adj.
薄的;瘦的

sore  [sɔː] [sɔr]
n.
溃疡,痛处

thaw  [θɔː] [θɔ]
n.
解冻;融雪

sought  [sɔːt] [sɔt]
v.
寻找(seek的过去式和过去分词)

thought  [θɔːt] [θɔt]
v.
思考;认为(think的过去式)

sum  [sʌm] [sʌm]
n.
金额;总数

thumb  [θʌm] [θʌm]
n.
拇指

truce  [tru:s] [trus]
n.
休战;停战(协定)

truth  [tru:θ] [truθ]
n.
真理;真相,事实

Advanced

moss  [mɒs] [mɔ:s]
n.
苔藓;藓沼

moth  [mɒθ] [mɔ:θ]
n.
飞蛾,蛾子

piss  [pɪs] [pɪs]
n.
小便;尿

pith  [pɪθ] [pɪθ]
n.
精力;(木)髓

purse  [pɜ:s] [pɜ:rs]
n.
钱包,钱袋;财力,财源

Perth  [pɜ:θ] [pɜ:rθ]
n.
珀斯,佩思(澳大利亚城市)

sank  [sæŋk] [sæŋk]
v.
(使)沉没( sink的过去式 )

thank  [θæŋk] [θæŋk]
vt.
谢谢,感谢

sawn  [sɔ:n] [sɔn]
v.
往复移动( saw的过去分词 )

thorn  [θɔ:n] [θɔ:rn]
n.
;棘刺,荆棘

suds  [sʌdz] [sʌdz]
n.
肥皂水,泡沫

thuds  [θʌdz] [θʌdz]
v.
重击,砰然下落( thud的第三人称单数 )

sump  [sʌmp] [sʌmp]
n.
;污水坑

thump  [θʌmp] [θʌmp]
v.
重击,捶击

symbol  [ˈsɪmbl] [ˈsɪmbəl]
n.
符号;象征

thimble  [ˈθɪmbl] [ˈθɪmbəl]
n.
套管;套筒

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