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