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.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “the”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 2.Is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “top”? (a) tree (b) them (c) thirsty
- 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 fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
- 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “table”? (a) thread (b) ten (c) thin
- 7.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 8.Is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 9.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 10.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “thousand”? (a) think (b) top (c) tank
- 12.Listen: is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 13.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thumb”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 14.Listen: is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 15.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “table”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 16.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
- 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “then”? (a) dark (b) den (c) those
- 18.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
- 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) tank (b) thing (c) desk
- 20.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
- 21.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
- 22.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
- 23.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thread”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 24.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
- 25.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 26.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
- 27.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 28.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “the”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 29.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tall”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 30.Is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 31.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 32.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “three”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) day (b) top (c) these
- 34.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
- 35.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dog”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 36.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “three”? (a) two (b) tank (c) thread
- 38.Is the “th” in “they” 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 “thank”? (a) thumb (b) door (c) two
- 40.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dark”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
Answer key
- Between your teeth
- as in “this”
- tree
- as in “thin”
- day
- ten
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- thin
- Between your teeth
- think
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- Behind your top teeth
- den
- those
- three
- thing
- thick
- tin
- thank
- Between your teeth
- they
- Behind your top teeth
- then
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “this”
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- day
- tree
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “thin”
- thread
- as in “this”
- thumb
- Behind your top teeth
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