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 “two”? (a) dare (b) ten (c) thank
- 2.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tick”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 3.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “thank”? (a) tank (b) thirsty (c) there
- 5.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “those”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 6.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
- 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “those”? (a) dog (b) thing (c) them
- 8.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “them”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 9.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “these”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 10.Is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) this (b) den (c) think
- 12.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
- 13.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
- 14.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) tick (b) dark (c) three
- 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) tank (b) three (c) day
- 17.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “two”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 18.Listen: is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) they (b) throw (c) tree
- 20.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “duck”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 21.Listen: is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 22.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
- 23.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 24.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
- 25.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “they”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirty”? (a) tie (b) thirsty (c) top
- 27.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
- 28.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
- 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) them (b) dark (c) dust
- 30.Is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 31.Is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 32.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dare”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 33.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dare”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 34.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
- 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “tin”? (a) three (b) thirty (c) table
- 36.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “table”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 37.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 38.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thank”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) them (b) dark (c) then
- 40.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
Answer key
- ten
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “thin”
- thirsty
- Between your teeth
- day
- them
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- as in “this”
- den
- tank
- three
- Between your teeth
- tick
- three
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “this”
- tree
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “thin”
- thought
- Between your teeth
- tin
- Between your teeth
- thirsty
- then
- though
- them
- as in “this”
- as in “this”
- Behind your top teeth
- Behind your top teeth
- they
- table
- Behind your top teeth
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- dark
- as in “thin”
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