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