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