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