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