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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 105 · 40 questions
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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. 1.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  2. 2.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “table”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  3. 3.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
  4. 4.Listen: is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  5. 5.Listen: is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “door”? (a) day (b) those (c) this
  7. 7.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  8. 8.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
  9. 9.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “door”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  10. 10.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thread”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  11. 11.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
  12. 12.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  13. 13.Listen: is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirty”? (a) tick (b) thin (c) day
  15. 15.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  16. 16.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
  17. 17.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
  18. 18.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
  19. 19.Is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  20. 20.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
  21. 21.Listen: is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  22. 22.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
  23. 23.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) thirsty (b) den (c) tall
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) thin (b) dog (c) the
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “ten”? (a) tall (b) three (c) thousand
  27. 27.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “top”? (a) thumb (b) dog (c) table
  29. 29.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
  30. 30.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
  31. 31.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “these”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  32. 32.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “tick”? (a) thirsty (b) them (c) tree
  34. 34.Is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  35. 35.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “the”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  36. 36.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “there”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “thread”? (a) door (b) thank (c) tree
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) thumb (b) dust (c) there
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) tin (b) tie (c) thirty
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “dust”? (a) den (b) they (c) there

Answer key

  1. Between your teeth
  2. Behind your top teeth
  3. thick
  4. as in “thin”
  5. as in “thin”
  6. day
  7. as in “thin”
  8. day
  9. Behind your top teeth
  10. Between your teeth
  11. taught
  12. as in “thin”
  13. as in “this”
  14. thin
  15. as in “thin”
  16. thank
  17. den
  18. thin
  19. as in “thin”
  20. then
  21. as in “this”
  22. dough
  23. Between your teeth
  24. tall
  25. the
  26. tall
  27. as in “thin”
  28. table
  29. three
  30. they
  31. Between your teeth
  32. tin
  33. tree
  34. as in “thin”
  35. Between your teeth
  36. Between your teeth
  37. thank
  38. there
  39. thirty
  40. den

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