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? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
- 2.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tank”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 3.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirsty”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 4.Listen: is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 5.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tree”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 6.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
- 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) them (b) top (c) dark
- 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “they”? (a) dare (b) this (c) day
- 9.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “table”? (a) tin (b) thick (c) thing
- 11.Is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) table (b) they (c) thick
- 13.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
- 14.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
- 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) den (b) thirsty (c) ten
- 16.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
- 17.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 18.Listen: is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 19.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “there”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 20.Is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 21.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirty”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) throw (b) dark (c) tin
- 23.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
- 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) think (b) then (c) den
- 25.Listen: is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirty”? (a) think (b) tick (c) then
- 27.Listen: is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 28.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
- 29.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tie”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 30.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “tin”? (a) thin (b) thank (c) table
- 32.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
- 33.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
- 34.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 35.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 36.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 37.Is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 38.Is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) dive (b) dark (c) the
- 40.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirsty”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
Answer key
- thank
- Behind your top teeth
- Between your teeth
- as in “this”
- Behind your top teeth
- thin
- dark
- this
- as in “this”
- tin
- as in “this”
- thick
- tick
- dough
- ten
- den
- Between your teeth
- as in “this”
- Between your teeth
- as in “this”
- Between your teeth
- tin
- taught
- then
- as in “thin”
- think
- as in “thin”
- tin
- Behind your top teeth
- Between your teeth
- table
- three
- then
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
- as in “this”
- as in “this”
- the
- Between your teeth
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