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