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