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