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