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 “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) tin (b) ten (c) thousand
- 3.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 4.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
- 5.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “them”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 6.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
- 7.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
- 8.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “think”? (a) desk (b) tree (c) throw
- 10.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
- 11.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “there”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 12.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dust”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 13.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
- 14.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tie”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “tie”? (a) tick (b) dive (c) thank
- 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “there”? (a) duck (b) tree (c) that
- 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) thirty (b) those (c) dog
- 18.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thread”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 19.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) table (b) three (c) two
- 21.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dive”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 22.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
- 23.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 24.Listen: is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 25.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “thick”? (a) three (b) tall (c) top
- 27.Listen: is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 28.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
- 29.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) thing (b) then (c) tree
- 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “think”? (a) thing (b) tank (c) there
- 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “door”? (a) day (b) tie (c) that
- 33.Is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 34.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 35.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “the”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) thick (b) door (c) the
- 37.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
- 38.Listen: is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) dare (b) ten (c) them
- 40.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “this”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
Answer key
- as in “this”
- thousand
- Behind your top teeth
- den
- Between your teeth
- dough
- tank
- as in “thin”
- throw
- tick
- Between your teeth
- Behind your top teeth
- taught
- Behind your top teeth
- tick
- that
- those
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- three
- Behind your top teeth
- thin
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- three
- as in “this”
- they
- as in “thin”
- tree
- thing
- day
- as in “thin”
- tin
- Between your teeth
- door
- thank
- as in “thin”
- them
- Between your teeth
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