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