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