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