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