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