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? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
- 2.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
- 3.Is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) there (b) door (c) thank
- 5.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “dust”? (a) that (b) dark (c) thumb
- 7.Listen: is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 8.Listen: is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 9.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
- 10.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
- 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “top”? (a) dare (b) tree (c) thank
- 12.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thick”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “dare”? (a) tie (b) day (c) the
- 14.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dare”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) desk (b) the (c) thumb
- 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “tin”? (a) three (b) tree (c) thirty
- 17.Is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) them (b) den (c) the
- 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) the (b) table (c) day
- 20.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 21.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 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? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
- 24.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 25.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “top”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 26.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 27.Listen: is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) top (b) thing (c) desk
- 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “desk”? (a) day (b) there (c) those
- 30.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
- 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “there”? (a) thumb (b) dare (c) that
- 32.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
- 33.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirty”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 34.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) throw (b) dive (c) this
- 36.Listen: is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) tall (b) thirsty (c) tin
- 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “ten”? (a) thirty (b) two (c) thick
- 39.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 40.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thank”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
Answer key
- thought
- dough
- as in “thin”
- door
- as in “thin”
- dark
- as in “this”
- as in “thin”
- three
- tree
- tree
- Between your teeth
- day
- Behind your top teeth
- desk
- tree
- as in “thin”
- den
- day
- tin
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- thank
- as in “thin”
- Behind your top teeth
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “thin”
- top
- day
- they
- that
- then
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- dive
- as in “this”
- thirsty
- two
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
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