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