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