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