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