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