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