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