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