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 “tick”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 2.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
- 3.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) thing (b) tick (c) tank
- 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) two (b) think (c) tick
- 6.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
- 7.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
- 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) these (b) day (c) tank
- 9.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “top”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) dive (b) that (c) this
- 11.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) the (b) dark (c) dust
- 13.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tall”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) thread (b) there (c) desk
- 15.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 16.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 17.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
- 18.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
- 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “desk”? (a) thick (b) dark (c) then
- 20.Is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 21.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
- 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) desk (b) thumb (c) them
- 23.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 24.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
- 25.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “this”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) dark (b) that (c) duck
- 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) they (b) dare (c) the
- 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “ten”? (a) think (b) tank (c) thin
- 29.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) dog (b) tin (c) thumb
- 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) tall (b) dark (c) thread
- 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) tree (b) this (c) think
- 33.Listen: is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 34.Listen: is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 35.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
- 36.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “those”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 37.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
- 38.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 39.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 40.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
Answer key
- Behind your top teeth
- tin
- Behind your top teeth
- thing
- think
- thought
- day
- these
- Behind your top teeth
- dive
- Between your teeth
- the
- Behind your top teeth
- there
- as in “this”
- Between your teeth
- dough
- thick
- dark
- as in “thin”
- though
- them
- as in “thin”
- three
- Between your teeth
- that
- dare
- tank
- as in “thin”
- thumb
- thread
- tree
- as in “this”
- as in “thin”
- tank
- Between your teeth
- they
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
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