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