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 “think”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 2.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 3.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
- 4.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
- 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “top”? (a) thirsty (b) thread (c) table
- 6.Is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 7.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
- 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “there”? (a) dog (b) the (c) desk
- 9.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
- 10.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 11.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
- 12.Listen: is the “th” in “thousand” 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 “these”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 14.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “that”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 15.Listen: is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 16.Is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 17.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tin”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 18.Listen: is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 19.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
- 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) door (b) this (c) those
- 21.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thumb”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 22.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 23.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
- 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “thread”? (a) think (b) desk (c) table
- 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “throw”? (a) tick (b) thread (c) the
- 26.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “three”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 27.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 28.Is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 29.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dare”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “those”? (a) den (b) this (c) dare
- 31.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirty”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 32.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thread”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 33.Listen: is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 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 “those”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) tick (b) thirsty (c) tie
- 37.Listen: is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 38.Is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 39.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
- 40.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thumb”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
Answer key
- Between your teeth
- as in “this”
- three
- then
- table
- as in “thin”
- thick
- the
- day
- thin
- dough
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- as in “this”
- as in “thin”
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “thin”
- den
- door
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- they
- think
- thread
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- Behind your top teeth
- this
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- as in “this”
- tree
- Between your teeth
- thirsty
- as in “thin”
- as in “this”
- thought
- Between your teeth
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