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