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