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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 294 · 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 “then”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  2. 2.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “tick”? (a) three (b) duck (c) tie
  4. 4.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
  5. 5.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
  6. 6.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
  7. 7.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
  8. 8.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  9. 9.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tin”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  10. 10.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “thank”? (a) then (b) tin (c) thick
  12. 12.Listen: is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  13. 13.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
  14. 14.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “they”? (a) dark (b) tall (c) this
  16. 16.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
  17. 17.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
  18. 18.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) dog (b) tree (c) there
  20. 20.Listen: is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  21. 21.Is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) thirty (b) day (c) the
  23. 23.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “door”? (a) tie (b) those (c) duck
  25. 25.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) tie (b) table (c) thread
  27. 27.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  28. 28.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  29. 29.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  30. 30.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  31. 31.Listen: is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  32. 32.Listen: is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  33. 33.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “table”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  34. 34.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “top”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  35. 35.Is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirsty”? (a) thank (b) tick (c) dark
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “then”? (a) day (b) thirty (c) there
  38. 38.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dust”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) thank (b) there (c) den
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “those”? (a) thin (b) these (c) door

Answer key

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

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