Minimal Pairs: Think vs Sink
/θ/ vs /s/The English th sound doesn't exist in most languages — so "think" often turns into "sink." Listen and choose which word you hear.
Listen to the pairs
Tap 🔊 to hear each word. Both words of a pair play in the same voice — and after you have heard both, the pair switches to a second American English voice. Tap 🌐 to see the word in your language.
In each pair: left word = /θ/ (th as in think), right word = /s/ (s as in sink).
Listening quiz
You will hear one word from each pair — choose which one you heard. Missed words come back until you get every one right.