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 starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) thousand (b) the (c) desk
- 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “thank”? (a) tall (b) thousand (c) tree
- 3.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “duck”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) ten (b) thing (c) table
- 5.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
- 6.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
- 7.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
- 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) thing (b) them (c) duck
- 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) they (b) dive (c) thirty
- 10.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “top”? (a) ten (b) think (c) dive
- 12.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
- 13.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “desk”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “think”? (a) thing (b) ten (c) table
- 15.Is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 16.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “desk”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 17.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thing”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 18.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 19.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
- 20.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “that”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 21.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
- 22.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
- 23.Is the “th” in “the” 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 “there”? (a) thumb (b) the (c) den
- 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “thousand”? (a) top (b) there (c) thirsty
- 26.Is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 27.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
- 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) ten (b) dust (c) the
- 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) den (b) think (c) tie
- 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) them (b) three (c) dark
- 31.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) dog (b) they (c) thank
- 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “desk”? (a) door (b) these (c) thirsty
- 34.Is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “thread”? (a) three (b) that (c) tie
- 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “think”? (a) three (b) those (c) table
- 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “top”? (a) tin (b) thread (c) thumb
- 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “then”? (a) den (b) the (c) two
- 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “thick”? (a) day (b) thumb (c) tin
- 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “tie”? (a) door (b) two (c) three
Answer key
- desk
- thousand
- Behind your top teeth
- thing
- thick
- tick
- taught
- duck
- they
- as in “thin”
- ten
- tank
- Behind your top teeth
- thing
- as in “this”
- Behind your top teeth
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- thin
- Between your teeth
- tin
- three
- as in “this”
- the
- thirsty
- as in “thin”
- thought
- dust
- think
- dark
- as in “thin”
- they
- door
- as in “thin”
- three
- three
- tin
- the
- thumb
- two
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