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 “this”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 2.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “tie”? (a) tree (b) dare (c) throw
- 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “throw”? (a) ten (b) two (c) think
- 5.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
- 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “thick”? (a) tie (b) day (c) three
- 7.Is the “th” in “they” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 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 starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) dare (b) tie (c) this
- 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) table (b) thing (c) den
- 11.Is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 12.Listen: is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) tree (b) three (c) thirty
- 14.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tick”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “desk”? (a) day (b) these (c) thin
- 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) they (b) thin (c) dust
- 17.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 18.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
- 19.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
- 20.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
- 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “desk”? (a) dog (b) there (c) tree
- 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) then (b) throw (c) duck
- 23.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 24.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
- 25.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
- 26.Listen: is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 27.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “top”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 28.Listen: is the “th” in “thirsty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 29.Is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 30.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
- 31.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
- 32.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dive”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 33.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tall”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) that (b) top (c) dive
- 35.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “table”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 36.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 37.Is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 38.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thick”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 39.Is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) three (b) then (c) tank
Answer key
- Between your teeth
- as in “this”
- tree
- think
- three
- three
- as in “this”
- as in “thin”
- dare
- thing
- as in “thin”
- as in “this”
- tree
- Behind your top teeth
- day
- dust
- as in “thin”
- tank
- tree
- thought
- dog
- then
- as in “thin”
- day
- thin
- as in “thin”
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “thin”
- as in “this”
- taught
- thick
- Behind your top teeth
- Behind your top teeth
- that
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “thin”
- as in “this”
- Between your teeth
- as in “this”
- three
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