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