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