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