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