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