1、词、动词、形容词、数词等实词,th在其词首或词尾多读[θ]。
如:theater,thief,thousand,Thursday,Thanks,Three,throat,thirteen,thankful,earth,month,tooth,worth,breath,south,Smith等。
2、代词、副词、连词、介词和定冠词中的th都读[δ]。
如:this,than,that,these,those,they,them,there,though,with,without,the,themselves等。