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