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