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