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 starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) the (b) day (c) think
- 2.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 3.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
- 4.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “that”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 5.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “tie”? (a) two (b) three (c) think
- 7.Is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) there (b) day (c) dare
- 9.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
- 10.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
- 11.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
- 12.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 13.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
- 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) day (b) the (c) thing
- 15.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
- 16.Is the “th” in “they” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “throw”? (a) three (b) this (c) tank
- 18.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
- 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) think (b) this (c) tall
- 20.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
- 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “there”? (a) duck (b) den (c) those
- 22.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 23.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 24.Is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 25.Listen: is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 26.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “two”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 27.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
- 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirsty”? (a) then (b) top (c) thick
- 29.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
- 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) think (b) den (c) tick
- 31.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thing”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 32.Is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 33.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thick”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) then (b) day (c) two
- 35.Listen: is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 36.Listen: is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “dust”? (a) they (b) dive (c) top
- 38.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 39.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
- 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “door”? (a) these (b) dare (c) thirsty
Answer key
- day
- as in “thin”
- tank
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- two
- as in “this”
- there
- thank
- though
- then
- as in “thin”
- den
- day
- dough
- as in “this”
- three
- tin
- think
- thin
- those
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- Behind your top teeth
- thick
- thick
- thought
- tick
- Between your teeth
- as in “this”
- Between your teeth
- then
- as in “this”
- as in “thin”
- dive
- as in “thin”
- tree
- dare
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