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