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