Do you pronounce the TH in clothes?

1. Pronouncing “Clothes” /kl o z/ Pronunciation tips: There is NO “th” in the pronunciation of the word “clothes.” Say the vowel sound /o/ l-o-n-g-er.

Why is clothes pronounced close?

Since the th is voiced, the letter ‘s’ after it would also be voiced and would be pronounced as a z sound. This is the standard -s ending pattern. This small detail is why c-l-o-t-h-e-s is a homophone of the verb close and not the adjective which shares the same spelling, close.

Do we pronounce the s in months?

That is, in fast speech, the /s/ sound should never disappear completely, but the /θ/ sound might not be distinct. In the Midwestern American dialect, months is often pronounced “mons” (i.e. məns or monce), emphasizing the “s” sound and virtually ignoring the “th” sound.

Are close and clothes pronounced the same?

As a British English native speaker, there are usually two distinct ways to pronounce close. close as an adjective or noun is pronounced with a ssss sound, clossssse. Cloth has an O sound like the first letter of ‘on’ but clothes has an O sound like the word ‘oh’. Spoken normally, clothes contains the th sound.

Do you pronounce clothes the same as close?

Hi, I pronounce “clothes” exactly the same as “close”, so no TH. This should be a standard and common pronunciation. As for “depths”… aaaargh! I’ll repeat that, in case you didn’t get it: aaaaargh!

Which is the correct pronunciation cloth or clothe?

Cloth, clothe. Clothes, which is the noun of what we wear: that can also be pronounced two ways. The, I would say, ‘official’ pronunciation would be clothes, in which you have the oh as in ‘no,’ thz, the voiced TH and zz ending. However, it wouldn’t be unheard of to drop the th sound altogether: clothes, clothes.

Which is the correct way to say clothes?

When it comes to the word ‘clothes’, I just love seeing the look of relief on their faces whenever I give my students the following tip. Get comfortable, and learn how to say ‘clothes’ simply and clearly. By the way, if you stick to the end you’ll learn the difference between clothes, close (as in ‘close the door’) and close (as in ‘close by’).

Do you pronounce clothes and depths the same?

I pronounce “clothes” exactly the same as “close”, so no TH. This should be a standard and common pronunciation. As for “depths”… aaaargh! I’ll repeat that, in case you didn’t get it: aaaaargh! hehe Thanks Kooyeen!