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