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? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
- 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) thirty (b) two (c) day
- 3.Listen: is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 4.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “desk”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 5.Is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 6.Listen: is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 7.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
- 8.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
- 9.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thank”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 10.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 11.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
- 12.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
- 13.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
- 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “thick”? (a) two (b) tie (c) thousand
- 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) that (b) tank (c) den
- 16.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tie”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 17.Is the “th” in “they” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 18.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tree”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 19.Is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 20.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “the”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 21.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 22.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
- 23.Is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 24.Listen: is the “th” in “these” 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 “thin”? (a) those (b) think (c) tank
- 26.Listen: is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) tick (b) dark (c) the
- 28.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
- 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) throw (b) tree (c) thousand
- 30.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
- 31.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
- 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “thousand”? (a) throw (b) tank (c) those
- 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) tank (b) three (c) thumb
- 34.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 35.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
- 36.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 37.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
- 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) duck (b) those (c) tall
- 39.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dark”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “table”? (a) think (b) tree (c) they
Answer key
- tree
- thirty
- as in “thin”
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “thin”
- as in “this”
- they
- den
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- taught
- then
- thank
- thousand
- that
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “this”
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “this”
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- thick
- as in “thin”
- as in “this”
- think
- as in “thin”
- the
- tick
- tree
- thin
- three
- throw
- tank
- as in “thin”
- tin
- as in “thin”
- dough
- those
- Behind your top teeth
- tree
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