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