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