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