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