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