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