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? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
- 2.Listen: is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “those”? (a) door (b) tie (c) then
- 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirsty”? (a) thirty (b) that (c) tie
- 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “door”? (a) dog (b) they (c) these
- 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “table”? (a) three (b) thousand (c) tank
- 7.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
- 8.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 9.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
- 10.Is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 11.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “tree”? (a) three (b) table (c) den
- 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) them (b) tree (c) dust
- 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) dare (b) that (c) thick
- 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) tank (b) dive (c) thin
- 16.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) three (b) that (c) tie
- 18.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “three”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 19.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
- 20.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “these”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 21.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 22.Listen: is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 23.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “the”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 24.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thumb”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 25.Is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 26.Listen: is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 27.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 28.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
- 29.Is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 30.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “den”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 31.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tank”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 32.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “they”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 33.Listen: is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 34.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dark”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 35.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
- 36.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
- 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “three”? (a) tick (b) thousand (c) ten
- 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “thousand”? (a) tie (b) these (c) throw
- 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “think”? (a) thumb (b) the (c) two
- 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) ten (b) throw (c) dog
Answer key
- three
- as in “this”
- then
- thirty
- dog
- tank
- then
- as in “thin”
- thought
- as in “this”
- tin
- table
- them
- dare
- tank
- as in “thin”
- tie
- Between your teeth
- taught
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- as in “this”
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- as in “this”
- as in “thin”
- thin
- tank
- as in “thin”
- Behind your top teeth
- Behind your top teeth
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- Behind your top teeth
- tick
- tree
- thousand
- throw
- thumb
- ten
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