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