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 “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 2.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirsty”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 3.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thing”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 4.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thread”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 5.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 6.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
- 7.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thumb”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) think (b) there (c) dog
- 9.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
- 10.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
- 11.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “think”? (a) the (b) tank (c) thank
- 13.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
- 14.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tick”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 15.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
- 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) thin (b) thing (c) tree
- 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) those (b) duck (c) ten
- 18.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 19.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
- 20.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “three”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 21.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “three”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 22.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “these”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 23.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “there”? (a) tank (b) them (c) duck
- 25.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
- 26.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “them”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 27.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
- 28.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 29.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
- 30.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirty”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) thing (b) top (c) tree
- 32.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “these”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 33.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “the”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) dark (b) thirty (c) they
- 35.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 36.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 “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 38.Is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 39.Is the “th” in “they” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 40.Listen: is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
Answer key
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- thin
- den
- Between your teeth
- there
- tick
- day
- as in “thin”
- thank
- then
- Behind your top teeth
- they
- tree
- duck
- as in “this”
- tree
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- Behind your top teeth
- them
- taught
- Between your teeth
- three
- Behind your top teeth
- thick
- Between your teeth
- thing
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- they
- as in “thin”
- as in “this”
- as in “this”
- as in “this”
- as in “this”
- as in “thin”
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