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