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