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