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 “thank”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 2.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “those”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 3.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “duck”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) dive (b) that (c) those
- 5.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
- 6.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “they”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “there”? (a) them (b) dare (c) table
- 8.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
- 9.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 10.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
- 11.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
- 12.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
- 13.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
- 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “they”? (a) dog (b) tick (c) this
- 15.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 16.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
- 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “dark”? (a) the (b) desk (c) there
- 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “tin”? (a) tick (b) dog (c) thing
- 19.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thing”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 20.Is the “th” in “thirsty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 21.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirsty”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 22.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “top”? (a) them (b) think (c) tick
- 24.Is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) tie (b) tin (c) thick
- 26.Listen: is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) door (b) this (c) there
- 28.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
- 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) top (b) throw (c) ten
- 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “throw”? (a) duck (b) thin (c) tin
- 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) the (b) dust (c) thank
- 32.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) they (b) table (c) dive
- 34.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 35.Is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 36.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “three”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 37.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “these”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “those”? (a) there (b) den (c) dare
- 39.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tree”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 40.Is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
Answer key
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- Behind your top teeth
- dive
- they
- Between your teeth
- them
- thick
- Between your teeth
- three
- dough
- taught
- tick
- this
- tin
- thin
- desk
- tick
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- tick
- as in “this”
- thick
- as in “this”
- door
- day
- throw
- thin
- the
- as in “thin”
- they
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “this”
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- there
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “thin”
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