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