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