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: is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 2.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 3.Listen: is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 4.Listen: is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “thick”? (a) tin (b) thirty (c) they
- 6.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
- 7.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
- 8.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
- 9.Is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 10.Listen: is the “th” in “they” 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) thin (b) tin
- 12.Is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 13.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
- 14.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
- 15.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) tick (b) tree (c) thing
- 17.Listen: is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 18.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
- 19.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “ten”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 20.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tick”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) dare (b) tree (c) this
- 22.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
- 23.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “these”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 24.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
- 25.Is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) them (b) tank (c) dark
- 27.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 28.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
- 29.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “the”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 30.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 31.Listen: is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 32.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “ten”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 33.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “they”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 34.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “those”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 35.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “three”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 36.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
- 37.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “those”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 38.Is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 39.Listen: is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 40.Is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
Answer key
- as in “this”
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- thirty
- taught
- day
- tank
- as in “thin”
- as in “this”
- tin
- as in “this”
- then
- thick
- thin
- thing
- as in “this”
- three
- Behind your top teeth
- Behind your top teeth
- dare
- though
- Between your teeth
- tree
- as in “this”
- them
- as in “thin”
- tick
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- Behind your top teeth
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- thought
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- as in “this”
- as in “this”
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