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