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.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
- 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “top”? (a) thin (b) dare (c) tree
- 3.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 4.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tall”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 5.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
- 6.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
- 7.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “these”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 8.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 9.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 10.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 11.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 12.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thing”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 13.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
- 14.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
- 15.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 16.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 17.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
- 18.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 19.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 20.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
- 21.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
- 22.Is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 23.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dust”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) three (b) two (c) thirty
- 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirsty”? (a) there (b) thirty (c) ten
- 26.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirsty”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “door”? (a) this (b) three (c) day
- 28.Is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “think”? (a) dog (b) tie (c) thing
- 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “think”? (a) thick (b) two (c) top
- 31.Listen: is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 32.Is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) dare (b) these (c) thumb
- 34.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “dare”? (a) tall (b) that (c) den
- 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) think (b) den (c) there
- 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “tree”? (a) tie (b) think (c) thirty
- 38.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “this”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 39.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “top”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 40.Is the “th” in “thirsty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
Answer key
- day
- tree
- Between your teeth
- Behind your top teeth
- thick
- thought
- Between your teeth
- Behind your top teeth
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- tin
- Between your teeth
- tank
- taught
- as in “thin”
- thin
- then
- as in “thin”
- Behind your top teeth
- they
- though
- as in “thin”
- Behind your top teeth
- two
- thirty
- Between your teeth
- day
- as in “this”
- thing
- thick
- as in “this”
- as in “thin”
- dare
- as in “thin”
- den
- there
- tie
- Between your teeth
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “thin”
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