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? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
- 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) top (b) tank (c) think
- 3.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “duck”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 4.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 5.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
- 6.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) tank (b) three (c) thirsty
- 8.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thread”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 9.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” 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 “thumb”? (a) thread (b) there (c) table
- 11.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “there”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 12.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tick”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “ten”? (a) table (b) thick (c) dare
- 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) day (b) dive (c) there
- 15.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) thousand (b) den (c) tie
- 17.Is the “th” in “they” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) dive (b) there (c) tie
- 19.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thumb”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 20.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “ten”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 21.Is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 22.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 23.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thumb”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 24.Listen: is the “th” in “then” 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 “the”? (a) dive (b) that (c) tree
- 26.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
- 27.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
- 28.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tree”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 29.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirty”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 30.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
- 31.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tank”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 32.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “this”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “tree”? (a) thank (b) ten (c) dare
- 34.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
- 35.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “tree”? (a) thread (b) tin (c) thing
- 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) there (b) the (c) dust
- 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) tree (b) tin (c) thin
- 39.Listen: is the “th” in “that” 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 “tank”? (a) thousand (b) tall (c) dust
Answer key
- thought
- think
- Behind your top teeth
- tin
- three
- thin
- tank
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- thread
- Between your teeth
- Behind your top teeth
- table
- there
- Between your teeth
- tie
- as in “this”
- dive
- Between your teeth
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- as in “this”
- that
- day
- tree
- Behind your top teeth
- Between your teeth
- thick
- Behind your top teeth
- Between your teeth
- ten
- though
- Between your teeth
- tin
- dust
- thin
- as in “this”
- tall
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