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 “thread”? (a) thirsty (b) ten (c) top
- 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “there”? (a) thank (b) day (c) the
- 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “dare”? (a) that (b) den (c) thirty
- 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) that (b) tie (c) desk
- 5.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 6.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “two”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 7.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
- 8.Is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 9.Listen: is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 10.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 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 “think”? (a) thank (b) dare (c) two
- 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirty”? (a) tin (b) tall (c) thousand
- 15.Listen: is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) thick (b) dive (c) tie
- 17.Is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) day (b) that (c) dive
- 19.Listen: is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 20.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirty”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 21.Is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “tree”? (a) thin (b) think (c) tin
- 23.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “they”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 24.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
- 25.Is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) tree (b) the (c) dark
- 27.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
- 28.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “ten”? (a) two (b) thick (c) thin
- 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “ten”? (a) throw (b) table (c) thing
- 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “tin”? (a) thread (b) thick (c) tick
- 32.Is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 33.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “the”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 34.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “that”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 35.Listen: is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 36.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
- 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “table”? (a) tree (b) throw (c) three
- 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “tick”? (a) ten (b) then (c) thing
- 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “table”? (a) thing (b) thousand (c) tie
- 40.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “three”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
Answer key
- thirsty
- the
- den
- desk
- Between your teeth
- Behind your top teeth
- tree
- as in “this”
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
- thick
- dough
- thank
- thousand
- as in “this”
- thick
- as in “thin”
- that
- as in “this”
- Between your teeth
- as in “this”
- tin
- Between your teeth
- day
- as in “thin”
- dark
- three
- thin
- two
- table
- tick
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- as in “this”
- den
- tree
- ten
- tie
- Between your teeth
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