TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 245 · 40 questions

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).

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

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