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