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