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