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