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