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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 141 · 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.Is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  2. 2.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
  3. 3.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
  4. 4.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tick”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  5. 5.Is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  6. 6.Is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  7. 7.Listen: is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  8. 8.Listen: is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  9. 9.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) these (b) two (c) duck
  11. 11.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
  12. 12.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thing”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  13. 13.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “think”? (a) tall (b) tank (c) thread
  15. 15.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
  16. 16.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “they”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  17. 17.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  18. 18.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirty”? (a) thin (b) top (c) tall
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “then”? (a) day (b) that (c) duck
  21. 21.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “top”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “then”? (a) this (b) dust (c) thick
  23. 23.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “ten”? (a) they (b) tank (c) thick
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) dog (b) those (c) day
  26. 26.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
  27. 27.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
  28. 28.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “door”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  29. 29.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thread”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  30. 30.Listen: is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) dare (b) thin (c) this
  32. 32.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “they”? (a) these (b) dare (c) top
  34. 34.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  35. 35.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “table”? (a) dive (b) tick (c) thing
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “those”? (a) door (b) the (c) three
  38. 38.Listen: is the “th” in “they” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “ten”? (a) them (b) tree (c) three
  40. 40.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though

Answer key

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

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