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