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.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tank”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 3.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
- 4.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 5.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
- 6.Listen: is the “th” in “three” 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 “day”? (a) them (b) desk (c) that
- 8.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
- 9.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
- 10.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “this”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 11.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
- 12.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
- 13.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “those”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 14.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
- 15.Is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 16.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “think”? (a) thick (b) den (c) tall
- 18.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 19.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 20.Listen: is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 21.Is the “th” in “thirsty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 22.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
- 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “think”? (a) tank (b) thing (c) tall
- 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “tree”? (a) tick (b) dust (c) thin
- 25.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
- 26.Is the “th” in “there” 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.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “ten”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 29.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
- 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) those (b) tick (c) dare
- 31.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
- 32.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
- 33.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 34.Listen: is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 35.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
- 36.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
- 37.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) the (b) dust (c) door
- 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “tick”? (a) thank (b) top (c) thumb
- 40.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thumb”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
Answer key
- as in “this”
- Behind your top teeth
- tree
- as in “thin”
- they
- as in “thin”
- desk
- dough
- tank
- Between your teeth
- tick
- thin
- Between your teeth
- three
- as in “this”
- Between your teeth
- thick
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- den
- thing
- tick
- though
- as in “this”
- thought
- Behind your top teeth
- day
- dare
- thank
- tin
- Between your teeth
- as in “this”
- thick
- then
- Behind your top teeth
- the
- top
- Between your teeth
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