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