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