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