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