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