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