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 “thirty”? (a) table (b) two (c) thing
- 2.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dark”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 3.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
- 4.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “three”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “tree”? (a) top (b) thread (c) three
- 6.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 7.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) thank (b) ten (c) this
- 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “ten”? (a) thirty (b) tank (c) door
- 10.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “the”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 11.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
- 12.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “tick”? (a) dare (b) tin (c) three
- 14.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “three”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 15.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “door”? (a) tall (b) them (c) dive
- 17.Is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 18.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
- 19.Listen: is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 20.Listen: is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 21.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
- 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “table”? (a) that (b) tin (c) think
- 23.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tie”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 24.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “these”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) dark (b) tick (c) these
- 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “door”? (a) they (b) den (c) thin
- 27.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
- 28.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 29.Is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 30.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “duck”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 31.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
- 32.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 33.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 34.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
- 35.Is the “th” in “three” 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 “dive”? (a) this (b) them (c) day
- 37.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “they”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 38.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
- 39.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 40.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
Answer key
- thing
- Behind your top teeth
- taught
- Between your teeth
- top
- tin
- Behind your top teeth
- thank
- tank
- Between your teeth
- thin
- Between your teeth
- tin
- Between your teeth
- Behind your top teeth
- dive
- as in “thin”
- day
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- then
- tin
- Behind your top teeth
- Between your teeth
- dark
- den
- thank
- as in “thin”
- as in “this”
- Behind your top teeth
- tank
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- thought
- as in “thin”
- day
- Between your teeth
- tree
- as in “thin”
- tick
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