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