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