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