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