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 “these”? (a) those (b) dark (c) den
- 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) thumb (b) tick (c) thank
- 3.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thick”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 4.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 5.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “they”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 6.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” 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 “duck”? (a) this (b) den (c) thread
- 8.Is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) top (b) thumb (c) door
- 10.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
- 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “desk”? (a) thread (b) they (c) den
- 12.Listen: is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 13.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
- 14.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dare”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 15.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
- 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) thing (b) thank (c) two
- 17.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 18.Listen: is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 19.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 20.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 21.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 22.Listen: is the “th” in “they” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 23.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “top”? (a) duck (b) three (c) tank
- 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) they (b) desk (c) that
- 26.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
- 27.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 28.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
- 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) thick (b) throw (c) ten
- 30.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
- 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) that (b) tick (c) dust
- 32.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
- 33.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “desk”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “table”? (a) throw (b) they (c) tree
- 35.Listen: is the “th” in “these” 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 “thin”? (a) tin (b) thing (c) they
- 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “three”? (a) that (b) tall (c) thing
- 38.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
- 39.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “door”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) tin (b) dive (c) thick
Answer key
- those
- tick
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- den
- as in “this”
- top
- tick
- den
- as in “thin”
- day
- Behind your top teeth
- then
- two
- Between your teeth
- as in “this”
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- as in “this”
- as in “thin”
- tank
- desk
- tree
- thin
- dough
- ten
- three
- dust
- taught
- Behind your top teeth
- tree
- as in “this”
- thing
- thing
- den
- Behind your top teeth
- tin
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