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