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