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? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
- 2.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
- 3.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
- 4.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
- 5.Is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) throw (b) table (c) duck
- 7.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
- 8.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 9.Listen: is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 10.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “thread”? (a) tie (b) tin (c) thousand
- 12.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
- 13.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
- 14.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 15.Listen: is the “th” in “them” 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 “desk”? (a) thirsty (b) then (c) dog
- 17.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
- 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) dog (b) them (c) ten
- 19.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 20.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 21.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 22.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dive”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 23.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) tall (b) thousand (c) two
- 25.Listen: is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “there”? (a) den (b) tank (c) this
- 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) thing (b) there (c) day
- 28.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “dark”? (a) tick (b) they (c) dare
- 30.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “ten”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) thank (b) thin (c) tank
- 32.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
- 33.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) there (b) thick (c) tank
- 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “three”? (a) thick (b) two (c) dog
- 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) throw (b) dive (c) there
- 37.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 38.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 39.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “they”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 40.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
Answer key
- dough
- tick
- day
- thick
- as in “this”
- table
- tree
- as in “thin”
- as in “this”
- Between your teeth
- thousand
- then
- thought
- as in “thin”
- as in “this”
- dog
- three
- them
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
- thin
- Behind your top teeth
- Between your teeth
- thousand
- as in “this”
- this
- there
- Behind your top teeth
- dare
- Behind your top teeth
- tank
- tank
- as in “thin”
- thick
- thick
- there
- Between your teeth
- as in “this”
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
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