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