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