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