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