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