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