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