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