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