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