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