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