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