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 “thousand”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 2.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
- 3.Is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 4.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
- 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “thread”? (a) think (b) tick (c) these
- 6.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “throw”? (a) ten (b) duck (c) thick
- 8.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
- 9.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
- 10.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
- 11.Listen: is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 12.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
- 13.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “table”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “thick”? (a) tie (b) tank (c) thirty
- 15.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
- 16.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “they”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 17.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
- 18.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “the”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 19.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tall”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “throw”? (a) day (b) thing (c) tree
- 21.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “den”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 22.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “this”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “desk”? (a) those (b) dive (c) thank
- 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “they”? (a) them (b) tank (c) dive
- 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “table”? (a) tie (b) throw (c) thirsty
- 26.Listen: is the “th” in “thirsty” 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 “tree”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 28.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 29.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 30.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
- 31.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
- 32.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “table”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) den (b) throw (c) this
- 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) tin (b) thirty (c) thousand
- 35.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 36.Listen: is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “thick”? (a) table (b) thank (c) these
- 38.Is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 39.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tall”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 40.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “two”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
Answer key
- Between your teeth
- tank
- as in “thin”
- thin
- think
- Between your teeth
- thick
- den
- dough
- they
- as in “this”
- three
- Behind your top teeth
- thirty
- then
- Between your teeth
- though
- Between your teeth
- Behind your top teeth
- thing
- Behind your top teeth
- Between your teeth
- dive
- them
- tie
- as in “thin”
- Behind your top teeth
- Between your teeth
- tin
- tree
- thank
- Behind your top teeth
- den
- tin
- as in “thin”
- as in “this”
- thank
- as in “thin”
- Behind your top teeth
- Behind your top teeth
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