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 “they”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 2.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
- 3.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 4.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
- 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) they (b) tin (c) dive
- 6.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 7.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirty”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) door (b) these (c) three
- 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) duck (b) two (c) thousand
- 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) then (b) desk (c) ten
- 11.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
- 12.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
- 13.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
- 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) duck (b) those (c) three
- 15.Listen: is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 16.Is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 17.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dust”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “tie”? (a) tall (b) thing (c) thirty
- 19.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
- 20.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thumb”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) then (b) door (c) thin
- 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) dive (b) thumb (c) this
- 23.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) thread (b) dark (c) that
- 25.Listen: is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “top”? (a) thumb (b) thousand (c) ten
- 27.Is the “th” in “thumb” 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 “then”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) dark (b) then (c) dare
- 30.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
- 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) ten (b) they (c) think
- 32.Is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 33.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
- 34.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
- 35.Listen: is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) tree (b) thread (c) two
- 37.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 38.Is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 39.Is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) that (b) day (c) tie
Answer key
- Between your teeth
- thick
- Between your teeth
- taught
- dive
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- door
- two
- then
- thought
- though
- tin
- duck
- as in “this”
- as in “this”
- Behind your top teeth
- tall
- day
- Between your teeth
- door
- this
- as in “this”
- that
- as in “thin”
- ten
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
- then
- dough
- think
- as in “thin”
- thank
- tank
- as in “thin”
- thread
- as in “thin”
- as in “this”
- as in “this”
- that
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