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? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 2.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 3.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 4.Is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 5.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirty”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 6.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
- 7.Is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 8.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
- 9.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dark”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “they”? (a) thank (b) dog (c) that
- 11.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “table”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 12.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 13.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 14.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 15.Listen: is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 16.Listen: is the “th” in “thirsty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “door”? (a) they (b) den (c) throw
- 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “they”? (a) tank (b) door (c) there
- 19.Listen: is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 20.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
- 21.Listen: is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 22.Listen: is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 23.Is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 24.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
- 25.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dog”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 26.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “this”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) these (b) dog (c) dive
- 28.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “they”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 29.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 30.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
- 31.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “top”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 32.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
- 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) thumb (b) day (c) them
- 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) there (b) den (c) this
- 35.Is the “th” in “thirty” 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 “then”? (a) day (b) these (c) dust
- 37.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
- 38.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
- 39.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
- 40.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dust”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
Answer key
- tin
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “thin”
- as in “this”
- Between your teeth
- thank
- as in “this”
- they
- Behind your top teeth
- that
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
- as in “this”
- as in “thin”
- den
- there
- as in “thin”
- tick
- as in “this”
- as in “this”
- as in “thin”
- tank
- Behind your top teeth
- Between your teeth
- these
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- then
- Behind your top teeth
- taught
- day
- den
- as in “thin”
- these
- thick
- though
- three
- Behind your top teeth
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