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 mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
- 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “thank”? (a) ten (b) tick (c) thirsty
- 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “thousand”? (a) these (b) tree (c) think
- 4.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
- 5.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 6.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “thread”? (a) thin (b) they (c) table
- 8.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 9.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
- 10.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 11.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
- 12.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
- 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirsty”? (a) top (b) think (c) tree
- 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) desk (b) tick (c) thick
- 15.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thread”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “thank”? (a) thousand (b) table (c) top
- 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “thick”? (a) tick (b) thousand (c) two
- 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “tick”? (a) thirsty (b) throw (c) tin
- 19.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dare”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 20.Is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 21.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thick”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 22.Listen: is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) this (b) dust (c) dark
- 24.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 25.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “they”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 26.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “den”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “thousand”? (a) dog (b) tank (c) throw
- 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “tie”? (a) three (b) tree (c) think
- 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) day (b) table (c) the
- 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “then”? (a) that (b) thread (c) den
- 31.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “two”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 32.Listen: is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 33.Is the “th” in “thirsty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) tall (b) the (c) den
- 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “dust”? (a) thirty (b) day (c) these
- 36.Is the “th” in “thread” 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 “thumb”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 38.Listen: is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 39.Listen: is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 40.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
Answer key
- tree
- thirsty
- think
- they
- Between your teeth
- tin
- thin
- as in “thin”
- then
- as in “thin”
- thick
- dough
- think
- thick
- Between your teeth
- thousand
- thousand
- tin
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
- as in “this”
- this
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
- Behind your top teeth
- throw
- tree
- day
- that
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- the
- day
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
- as in “this”
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
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