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.Listen: is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 2.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tree”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 3.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 4.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 5.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
- 6.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 7.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tank”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 8.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) den (b) thumb (c) there
- 10.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tall”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 11.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
- 12.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “that”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 13.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “den”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 14.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 15.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
- 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) tie (b) these (c) dark
- 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “think”? (a) these (b) thin (c) tick
- 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) thread (b) thirty (c) tall
- 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “tree”? (a) thumb (b) two (c) thick
- 20.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thick”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 21.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 22.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thing”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 23.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “them”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 24.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “this”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 25.Is the “th” in “that” 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 “throw”? (a) thread (b) top (c) there
- 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) those (b) tank (c) thumb
- 28.Listen: is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 29.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
- 30.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
- 31.Listen: is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 32.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 33.Listen: is the “th” in “they” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) day (b) think (c) there
- 35.Listen: is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 36.Is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 37.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
- 38.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 39.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
- 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “top”? (a) thousand (b) tree (c) these
Answer key
- as in “thin”
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “thin”
- Behind your top teeth
- dough
- as in “this”
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “thin”
- den
- Behind your top teeth
- though
- Between your teeth
- Behind your top teeth
- tin
- then
- these
- thin
- tall
- two
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- as in “this”
- thread
- thumb
- as in “thin”
- day
- thick
- as in “thin”
- thin
- as in “this”
- there
- as in “this”
- as in “this”
- taught
- Between your teeth
- they
- tree
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