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