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