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.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tank”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 2.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “dare”? (a) there (b) dust (c) think
- 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “tick”? (a) tie (b) throw (c) think
- 5.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
- 6.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
- 7.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 8.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
- 9.Listen: is the “th” in “thirsty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 10.Listen: is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 11.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) door (b) tick (c) this
- 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “thank”? (a) top (b) dark (c) thumb
- 14.Is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) tie (b) thick (c) those
- 16.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
- 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirty”? (a) tin (b) thick (c) tree
- 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) dive (b) tin (c) these
- 19.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 20.Listen: is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 21.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
- 22.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 23.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 24.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
- 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “table”? (a) ten (b) there (c) throw
- 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “dark”? (a) den (b) those (c) thick
- 27.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 28.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
- 29.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
- 30.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “that”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) then (b) thousand (c) dare
- 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) the (b) dare (c) thank
- 33.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “dust”? (a) they (b) tin (c) den
- 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “thank”? (a) ten (b) thirsty (c) they
- 36.Listen: is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 37.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dark”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 38.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
- 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) top (b) day (c) that
- 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “table”? (a) thirty (b) tank (c) this
Answer key
- Behind your top teeth
- Between your teeth
- dust
- tie
- thin
- day
- as in “thin”
- tank
- as in “thin”
- as in “this”
- tin
- this
- thumb
- as in “this”
- thick
- they
- thick
- these
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “this”
- taught
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- three
- ten
- den
- as in “thin”
- dough
- though
- Between your teeth
- then
- the
- as in “this”
- den
- thirsty
- as in “this”
- Behind your top teeth
- tree
- that
- tank
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