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