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