TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet
How to say it (Tongue between the teeth): Soft th (thin, three, think): tongue between the teeth, blow — no voice. Buzzing th (this, they, the): tongue between the teeth, with voice. t and d: tongue behind the top teeth (tin, day).
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- 1.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “there”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 2.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “duck”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 3.Is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 4.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
- 5.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “door”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 6.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 7.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thank”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 8.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
- 9.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 10.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
- 11.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
- 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) den (b) there (c) dog
- 13.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
- 14.Is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 15.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
- 16.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
- 17.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 18.Listen: is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 19.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
- 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “thread”? (a) tree (b) thirty (c) day
- 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) two (b) thread (c) dive
- 22.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
- 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “then”? (a) dog (b) two (c) those
- 24.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirty”? (a) door (b) thumb (c) tick
- 26.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “three”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) tin (b) throw (c) thread
- 28.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 29.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “table”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “there”? (a) top (b) den (c) these
- 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “thread”? (a) tick (b) thirsty (c) dust
- 32.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thick”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 33.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
- 34.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thumb”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “tick”? (a) that (b) tree (c) thick
- 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) den (b) three (c) ten
- 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) them (b) tie (c) thirty
- 38.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 39.Listen: is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 40.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “these”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
Answer key
- Between your teeth
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “thin”
- then
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
- taught
- as in “this”
- thick
- three
- there
- thought
- as in “thin”
- tick
- thank
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- dough
- thirty
- thread
- day
- those
- thin
- thumb
- Between your teeth
- tin
- as in “thin”
- Behind your top teeth
- these
- thirsty
- Between your teeth
- they
- Between your teeth
- tree
- three
- tie
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
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