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 “tick”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 2.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
- 3.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
- 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) this (b) dog (c) desk
- 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “dark”? (a) top (b) them (c) den
- 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “desk”? (a) thank (b) dare (c) them
- 7.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
- 8.Is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 9.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) that (b) those (c) day
- 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “thread”? (a) throw (b) two (c) then
- 12.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
- 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “those”? (a) table (b) dive (c) them
- 14.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 15.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
- 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “three”? (a) table (b) thank (c) this
- 17.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tick”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “table”? (a) tick (b) thank (c) thing
- 19.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “them”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 20.Is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 21.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
- 22.Listen: is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 23.Listen: is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 24.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “those”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “dark”? (a) these (b) them (c) duck
- 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “tie”? (a) tick (b) thank (c) thin
- 27.Is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 28.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “top”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 29.Is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 30.Listen: is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 31.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “them”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 32.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) two (b) ten (c) thumb
- 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) duck (b) those (c) tick
- 35.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
- 36.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
- 37.Listen: is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) there (b) think (c) den
- 39.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
- 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) the (b) this (c) dive
Answer key
- Behind your top teeth
- then
- dough
- this
- den
- dare
- three
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
- day
- throw
- taught
- them
- as in “thin”
- den
- thank
- Behind your top teeth
- tick
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- tick
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
- duck
- tick
- as in “thin”
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “thin”
- as in “this”
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- thumb
- those
- thank
- thick
- as in “this”
- den
- they
- dive
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