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