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