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