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