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