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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 290 · 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 “there”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  2. 2.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
  3. 3.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  4. 4.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
  5. 5.Listen: is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  6. 6.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “they”? (a) dog (b) then (c) thank
  8. 8.Listen: is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  9. 9.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  10. 10.Is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  11. 11.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
  12. 12.Listen: is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  13. 13.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  14. 14.Is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) tie (b) throw (c) think
  16. 16.Is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “thick”? (a) ten (b) thread (c) dare
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “then”? (a) think (b) the (c) duck
  19. 19.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
  20. 20.Listen: is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “tree”? (a) thirsty (b) duck (c) table
  22. 22.Listen: is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) dog (b) ten (c) thick
  24. 24.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
  25. 25.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
  26. 26.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “ten”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  27. 27.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “this”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  28. 28.Listen: is the “th” in “those” 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 “those”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) door (b) that (c) desk
  31. 31.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
  32. 32.Listen: is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) tree (b) tie (c) think
  34. 34.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
  35. 35.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
  36. 36.Is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) them (b) duck (c) think
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “thank”? (a) tree (b) top (c) thousand
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “dare”? (a) them (b) this (c) duck
  40. 40.Is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”

Answer key

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

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