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