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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 113 · 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.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “duck”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “door”? (a) these (b) table (c) dive
  3. 3.Is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “tie”? (a) thing (b) day (c) two
  5. 5.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
  6. 6.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
  7. 7.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  8. 8.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
  9. 9.Listen: is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  10. 10.Is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  11. 11.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
  12. 12.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
  13. 13.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) desk (b) the (c) those
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) thumb (b) thank (c) tall
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “door”? (a) that (b) the (c) dog
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) thumb (b) then (c) tin
  18. 18.Listen: is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  19. 19.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
  20. 20.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “three”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  21. 21.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirsty”? (a) thing (b) door (c) tie
  23. 23.Listen: is the “th” in “they” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  24. 24.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
  25. 25.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  26. 26.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
  27. 27.Listen: is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  28. 28.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) tree (b) den (c) those
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “thread”? (a) thing (b) tree (c) the
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “table”? (a) tin (b) thick (c) then
  32. 32.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “den”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  33. 33.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  34. 34.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tall”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirsty”? (a) tree (b) thirty (c) dog
  36. 36.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dare”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “three”? (a) top (b) thread (c) tin
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “tin”? (a) dare (b) top (c) thirty
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) this (b) thousand (c) top
  40. 40.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “top”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth

Answer key

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

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