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