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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 176 · 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.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
  2. 2.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  3. 3.Listen: is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  4. 4.Listen: is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirsty”? (a) tin (b) ten (c) thousand
  6. 6.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “desk”? (a) those (b) three (c) dog
  8. 8.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
  9. 9.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “two”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  10. 10.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
  11. 11.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tin”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  12. 12.Is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  13. 13.Is the “th” in “then” 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 “den”? (a) dive (b) three (c) then
  15. 15.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “desk”? (a) dark (b) them (c) they
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) that (b) them (c) door
  18. 18.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thread”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  19. 19.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “them”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  20. 20.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “dare”? (a) those (b) dust (c) thousand
  22. 22.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “duck”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  23. 23.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) that (b) the (c) day
  25. 25.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) ten (b) think (c) door
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) these (b) den (c) thirsty
  28. 28.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
  29. 29.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
  30. 30.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dare”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  31. 31.Is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  32. 32.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “den”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) desk (b) then (c) thick
  34. 34.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  35. 35.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
  36. 36.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  37. 37.Is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  38. 38.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) thread (b) desk (c) they
  40. 40.Listen: is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”

Answer key

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

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