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 “ten”? (a) thin (b) tree (c) thing
- 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) tank (b) thank (c) dare
- 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) thread (b) tree (c) dust
- 4.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “ten”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 5.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “they”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) there (b) tie (c) dog
- 7.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
- 8.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 9.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
- 10.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “duck”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 11.Is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 12.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
- 13.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
- 14.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
- 15.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dare”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) they (b) thirty (c) door
- 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) door (b) thick (c) they
- 18.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
- 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “dark”? (a) then (b) den (c) thank
- 20.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
- 21.Is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 22.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
- 23.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “there”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 24.Is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “tree”? (a) ten (b) think (c) thin
- 26.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
- 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) then (b) dog (c) thick
- 28.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tall”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 29.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
- 30.Listen: is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 31.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 32.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 33.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 34.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
- 35.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 36.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dark”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) think (b) den (c) these
- 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “top”? (a) ten (b) dark (c) thank
- 39.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “den”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “desk”? (a) the (b) thousand (c) day
Answer key
- tree
- tank
- tree
- Behind your top teeth
- Between your teeth
- there
- then
- as in “thin”
- day
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “this”
- three
- taught
- thought
- Behind your top teeth
- door
- they
- den
- den
- tick
- as in “this”
- tank
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- ten
- tree
- dog
- Behind your top teeth
- they
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- thank
- Between your teeth
- Behind your top teeth
- den
- ten
- Behind your top teeth
- day
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