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