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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 276 · 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.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “these”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) ten (b) tree (c) thousand
  3. 3.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “tick”? (a) thumb (b) thank (c) tin
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “tin”? (a) throw (b) top (c) these
  6. 6.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thread”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  7. 7.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
  8. 8.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
  9. 9.Listen: is the “th” in “thumb” 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 “day”? (a) thirty (b) there (c) door
  11. 11.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
  12. 12.Is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  13. 13.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  14. 14.Listen: is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  15. 15.Listen: is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  16. 16.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  17. 17.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “ten”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  18. 18.Is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “desk”? (a) dog (b) thin (c) this
  20. 20.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
  21. 21.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  22. 22.Listen: is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirty”? (a) tank (b) thin (c) dust
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “then”? (a) these (b) day (c) thousand
  25. 25.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  26. 26.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
  27. 27.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
  28. 28.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
  29. 29.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “that”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  30. 30.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “three”? (a) tank (b) thin (c) there
  32. 32.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “top”? (a) tin (b) think (c) thing
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) think (b) those (c) desk
  35. 35.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thick”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  36. 36.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
  37. 37.Listen: is the “th” in “they” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  38. 38.Listen: is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “dust”? (a) the (b) duck (c) throw
  40. 40.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin

Answer key

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

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