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