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