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