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