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