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? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
- 2.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
- 3.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
- 4.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “table”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) dark (b) den (c) this
- 6.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
- 7.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
- 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “tie”? (a) tall (b) thirty (c) three
- 9.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 10.Is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “three”? (a) ten (b) think (c) top
- 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) tree (b) thumb (c) the
- 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “then”? (a) this (b) dog (c) think
- 14.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “those”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 15.Is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 16.Listen: is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 17.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
- 18.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dare”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 19.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “two”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “then”? (a) these (b) dive (c) dog
- 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “dust”? (a) those (b) tall (c) duck
- 22.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “there”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 23.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “them”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 24.Listen: is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 25.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tall”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) dive (b) door (c) that
- 27.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
- 28.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “table”? (a) tin (b) dive (c) thick
- 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) those (b) day (c) dark
- 31.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
- 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “desk”? (a) dust (b) tall (c) the
- 33.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) thick (b) desk (c) ten
- 35.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “three”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “tie”? (a) top (b) dark (c) thumb
- 37.Listen: is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 38.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) door (b) them (c) thumb
- 40.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “these”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
Answer key
- thick
- thank
- three
- Behind your top teeth
- this
- they
- then
- tall
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- think
- thumb
- this
- Between your teeth
- as in “this”
- as in “this”
- taught
- Behind your top teeth
- Behind your top teeth
- these
- duck
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- Behind your top teeth
- that
- tank
- as in “thin”
- tin
- those
- den
- dust
- Between your teeth
- ten
- Between your teeth
- top
- as in “this”
- Between your teeth
- door
- Between your teeth
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