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