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