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