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