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