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