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