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