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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 223 · 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 “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  2. 2.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tall”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  3. 3.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  4. 4.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirty”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  5. 5.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  6. 6.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “table”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “ten”? (a) day (b) top (c) three
  8. 8.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirty”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “thick”? (a) tall (b) thousand (c) top
  10. 10.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  11. 11.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “dare”? (a) these (b) thick (c) dive
  13. 13.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
  14. 14.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
  15. 15.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “door”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  16. 16.Is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  17. 17.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “thousand”? (a) there (b) tall (c) think
  19. 19.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “dark”? (a) door (b) the (c) throw
  21. 21.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) these (b) den (c) those
  23. 23.Is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “they”? (a) dive (b) them (c) tick
  25. 25.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
  26. 26.Listen: is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  27. 27.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “ten”? (a) three (b) desk (c) tin
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “tree”? (a) tie (b) them (c) thing
  30. 30.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thing”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  31. 31.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “door”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “they”? (a) this (b) dive (c) thing
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “door”? (a) them (b) dare (c) thirty
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “thousand”? (a) top (b) throw (c) den
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “thread”? (a) tall (b) top (c) thank
  36. 36.Listen: is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  37. 37.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thread”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “three”? (a) top (b) thirty (c) they
  39. 39.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “those”? (a) dust (b) they (c) dark

Answer key

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

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