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