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