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 “thirty”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 2.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
- 3.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dive”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 4.Listen: is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 5.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
- 6.Is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “thread”? (a) thirty (b) dive (c) table
- 8.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 9.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
- 10.Is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) thumb (b) three (c) tick
- 12.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
- 13.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
- 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “tick”? (a) ten (b) they (c) thirsty
- 15.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
- 16.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dive”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 17.Is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 18.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
- 19.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tick”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “thank”? (a) them (b) thousand (c) tie
- 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “ten”? (a) dark (b) tall (c) thin
- 22.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “table”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 23.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 24.Listen: is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 25.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thing”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 26.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
- 27.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
- 28.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
- 29.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “these”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “tree”? (a) three (b) tall (c) thread
- 31.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tin”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 32.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “then”? (a) thing (b) desk (c) the
- 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “desk”? (a) ten (b) duck (c) those
- 35.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 36.Listen: is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 37.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thank”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 38.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “those”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 39.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tank”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) the (b) tick (c) dark
Answer key
- Between your teeth
- then
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “this”
- tree
- as in “thin”
- thirty
- as in “thin”
- thick
- as in “this”
- tick
- taught
- thank
- ten
- tin
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “this”
- they
- Behind your top teeth
- thousand
- tall
- Behind your top teeth
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
- thought
- den
- dough
- Between your teeth
- tall
- Behind your top teeth
- Between your teeth
- the
- duck
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- Behind your top teeth
- dark
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