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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 283 · 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 “tree”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  2. 2.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) thread (b) dive (c) the
  4. 4.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “duck”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  5. 5.Listen: is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  6. 6.Listen: is the “th” in “thirsty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  7. 7.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “duck”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  8. 8.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  9. 9.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
  10. 10.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) those (b) thousand (c) duck
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “dust”? (a) there (b) day (c) thin
  13. 13.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) thick (b) that (c) duck
  15. 15.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thank”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  16. 16.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
  17. 17.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
  18. 18.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “those”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) they (b) thumb (c) tall
  20. 20.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “there”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  21. 21.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
  22. 22.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  23. 23.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thread”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  24. 24.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  25. 25.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
  26. 26.Listen: is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  27. 27.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
  28. 28.Is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  29. 29.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thumb”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  30. 30.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
  31. 31.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  32. 32.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “top”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  33. 33.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “tie”? (a) dark (b) table (c) three
  35. 35.Listen: is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  36. 36.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
  37. 37.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “desk”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) tree (b) thousand (c) them
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “think”? (a) thing (b) tie (c) tank
  40. 40.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “there”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth

Answer key

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

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