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? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 2.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “top”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 3.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thread”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 4.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) dark (b) they (c) desk
- 6.Listen: is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 7.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
- 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “throw”? (a) thumb (b) tick (c) table
- 9.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 10.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 11.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
- 12.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
- 13.Is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) this (b) two (c) dog
- 15.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
- 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “tick”? (a) throw (b) thumb (c) two
- 17.Is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) thing (b) dive (c) then
- 19.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
- 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “dust”? (a) ten (b) they (c) dive
- 21.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) tick (b) three (c) throw
- 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) them (b) dog (c) thirsty
- 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “they”? (a) two (b) den (c) the
- 25.Is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 26.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 27.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
- 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “dust”? (a) these (b) there (c) duck
- 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “three”? (a) think (b) dust (c) tin
- 30.Listen: is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “thousand”? (a) tank (b) tall (c) thread
- 32.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) thin (b) duck (c) then
- 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) thread (b) desk (c) top
- 35.Is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) think (b) dark (c) tin
- 37.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “that”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 38.Listen: is the “th” in “thirsty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 39.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
- 40.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
Answer key
- thin
- Behind your top teeth
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- they
- as in “thin”
- tin
- thumb
- as in “this”
- as in “thin”
- they
- den
- as in “this”
- this
- day
- two
- as in “this”
- dive
- though
- dive
- Behind your top teeth
- tick
- dog
- the
- as in “this”
- as in “thin”
- thought
- duck
- think
- as in “this”
- thread
- as in “thin”
- then
- top
- as in “thin”
- think
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- thick
- three
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