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