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? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
- 2.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
- 3.Listen: is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 4.Listen: is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “table”? (a) thumb (b) tin (c) think
- 6.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
- 7.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
- 8.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dive”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 9.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
- 10.Listen: is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 11.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “the”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 12.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
- 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirsty”? (a) thin (b) there (c) tall
- 14.Is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 15.Is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) ten (b) thirty (c) two
- 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 “this”? (a) throw (b) that (c) dive
- 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) tank (b) day (c) thing
- 20.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
- 21.Is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 22.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
- 23.Listen: is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 24.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dare”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “dark”? (a) this (b) dive (c) thirty
- 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) thousand (b) tie (c) tin
- 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) the (b) throw (c) tick
- 28.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “ten”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 29.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “top”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) thick (b) that (c) tin
- 31.Is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 32.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dust”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 33.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “table”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 34.Listen: is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 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 starts with the same sound as “thousand”? (a) thread (b) then (c) two
- 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “ten”? (a) tick (b) thousand (c) this
- 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) desk (b) tall (c) thing
- 39.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 40.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
Answer key
- though
- tick
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- tin
- den
- thought
- Behind your top teeth
- they
- as in “this”
- Between your teeth
- then
- thin
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- thirty
- as in “this”
- that
- thing
- three
- as in “thin”
- taught
- as in “this”
- Behind your top teeth
- dive
- thousand
- tick
- Behind your top teeth
- Behind your top teeth
- tin
- as in “thin”
- Behind your top teeth
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- thread
- tick
- tall
- thin
- Behind your top teeth
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