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