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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 131 · 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 “top”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “three”? (a) thread (b) tall (c) duck
  3. 3.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
  4. 4.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “they”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “dark”? (a) door (b) them (c) table
  6. 6.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “duck”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  7. 7.Is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “dust”? (a) dive (b) they (c) thin
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) they (b) thirty (c) door
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “top”? (a) thread (b) they (c) tick
  11. 11.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  12. 12.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) ten (b) them (c) thank
  14. 14.Is the “th” in “they” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  15. 15.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thank”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  16. 16.Listen: is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  17. 17.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dust”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  18. 18.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “duck”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  19. 19.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “tin”? (a) desk (b) two (c) thousand
  21. 21.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) tick (b) then (c) den
  23. 23.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
  24. 24.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “two”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  25. 25.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
  26. 26.Listen: is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  27. 27.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dark”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  28. 28.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
  29. 29.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
  30. 30.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thick”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) them (b) door (c) then
  32. 32.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirty”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) ten (b) that (c) dark
  34. 34.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
  35. 35.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “three”? (a) ten (b) thirsty (c) desk
  37. 37.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “thousand”? (a) thumb (b) those (c) tie
  39. 39.Listen: is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  40. 40.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth

Answer key

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

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