母组合th的规则总结
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字读字母组合th的读音规则总结
现就中学英语课本中出现的含有字母组合th的单词,进行分类归纳,对其在单词中的读音总结以下几条。
1.在th后以字母-er结尾的单词中,th读浊辅音/e/。
例:altogether/?:lt?'gee?/,farther/'fae?/, feather/'fe e?/,whether/'we e?/,either/'aie?/, gather/'g?e?/
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/e/。
例:within/wi'ein/,without/wi'eaut/,these/ei:z/,therefore/'ee?f?:/,al-though/?:le?u/,those/ e?uz/,the/ e?/,thus/ eas/
发音特殊的单词:through/θru:/,throughout/θru:'aut/ 3.字母组合th在数词(包括基数词和序数词)中读清辅音/θ/。 例:three/θri:/,thirty/'θ?:ti/,thirteen/'θ?:'ti:n/, third/ θ?:d/,fourth/f?:θ/,fiftieth/'fiftiiθ/, thousand/'θauz?nd/,hundredth/'handr?dθ/ 4.除上述单词外,一般位于词首的th读/θ/。 例:theatre/'θi?t?/,thick/θik/,thin/θin/,throat/θr?ut/,theory/'θi?ri/,thrust/θrast/,thread/θred/,thorough/'θar?/,Thursday/'θ?:zdi/
5.以th结尾的单词,th读清辅音/θ/。
例:truth/tru:θ/,worth/w?:θ/,breath/breθ/,both/b?uθ/,cloth/kl?θ/,path/pa:θ/,wealth/welθ/,length/le?θ/,strength/stre?θ/
发音特殊的单词,例:smooth/smu:e/
6.在复合词中,th的读音与在原词中的读音相同。 例:something / 'samθi?/,anything/'eniθi?/,nothing/'naθi?/
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?θs/,arithmetic/?'riθm?tik/,clothing/kl?uei?/, clothes/kl?uez/,southern/'sae?n/,northern/'n?:e?n/, worthy/'w?:ei/,author/'?:θ?/,sympathy/'simp?θi/