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