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