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