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