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