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 “them”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 2.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thing”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 3.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “top”? (a) three (b) thirsty (c) tick
- 5.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
- 6.Is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 7.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
- 8.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
- 9.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 10.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
- 11.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 12.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “top”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 13.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
- 14.Listen: is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 15.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 16.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “those”? (a) then (b) dare (c) tree
- 18.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 19.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tie”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) they (b) them (c) door
- 21.Is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 22.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thick”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 23.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “there”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 24.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “that”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 25.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
- 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) tick (b) then (c) dog
- 27.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 28.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 29.Listen: is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) these (b) dust (c) two
- 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “tin”? (a) thick (b) table (c) dare
- 32.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) dare (b) this (c) thing
- 34.Listen: is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 35.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
- 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “thousand”? (a) tree (b) thick (c) two
- 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) desk (b) the (c) then
- 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) ten (b) this (c) day
- 39.Listen: is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) ten (b) they (c) door
Answer key
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- thin
- tick
- tree
- as in “thin”
- tick
- thought
- as in “thin”
- then
- as in “thin”
- Behind your top teeth
- dough
- as in “this”
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- then
- as in “thin”
- Behind your top teeth
- door
- as in “this”
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- thank
- dog
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- dust
- table
- tin
- this
- as in “this”
- they
- thick
- desk
- day
- as in “thin”
- they
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