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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 287 · 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? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
  2. 2.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “door”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  3. 3.Is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  4. 4.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  5. 5.Listen: is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “thread”? (a) tree (b) tick (c) thousand
  7. 7.Listen: is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  8. 8.Is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  9. 9.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “this”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  10. 10.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “three”? (a) thirty (b) tank (c) table
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “tin”? (a) table (b) three (c) dust
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) thick (b) ten (c) two
  14. 14.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
  15. 15.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “thick”? (a) thousand (b) this (c) table
  17. 17.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
  18. 18.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
  19. 19.Listen: is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  20. 20.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) this (b) dive (c) the
  22. 22.Listen: is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  23. 23.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tick”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  24. 24.Listen: is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirty”? (a) those (b) tall (c) thumb
  26. 26.Is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  27. 27.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “ten”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  28. 28.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thumb”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  29. 29.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dog”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  30. 30.Listen: is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  31. 31.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “table”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) desk (b) dog (c) the
  33. 33.Listen: is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  34. 34.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  35. 35.Listen: is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  36. 36.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
  37. 37.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “them”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  38. 38.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
  39. 39.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
  40. 40.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dive”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth

Answer key

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

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