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