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