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