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