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