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