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