Pronunciation of WH & TH

By using an Old English passage, we can easily practice pronouncing the sounds of WH & TH. Video is not provided so that you will work on your listening. There are 2 recordings: one is slower and one is faster.


Who hath woe? Who hath sorrow? Who hath contentions? Who hath babbling? Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?

They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his color in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.

At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.

Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

~ Proverbs 23:29-35

King James Bible

Melanie reads this slowly so you can hear the pronunciation of the syllables.
Melanie reads this at a normal pace as if you were reading it in English class.

Reading Comprehension

Can you guess the topic?
It is describing a person’s experience after they have drunk too much wine. 🍇🍷