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