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