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