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