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