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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 119 · 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 “dive”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  2. 2.Listen: is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  3. 3.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
  4. 4.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
  5. 5.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  6. 6.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “there”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  7. 7.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “ten”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  8. 8.Listen: is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  9. 9.Is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “throw”? (a) duck (b) tank (c) think
  11. 11.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) thick (b) door (c) these
  13. 13.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “top”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  14. 14.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “tie”? (a) tall (b) these (c) think
  16. 16.Is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  17. 17.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
  18. 18.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dare”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  19. 19.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
  20. 20.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
  21. 21.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  22. 22.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
  23. 23.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tree”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  24. 24.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
  25. 25.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “them”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  26. 26.Is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) den (b) thirty (c) the
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) the (b) tick (c) dive
  29. 29.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
  30. 30.Is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  31. 31.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
  32. 32.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
  33. 33.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “ten”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  34. 34.Is the “th” in “the” 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 “dark”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  36. 36.Listen: is the “th” in “thirsty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “dust”? (a) den (b) thumb (c) these
  38. 38.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  39. 39.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
  40. 40.Is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”

Answer key

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

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