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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 305 · 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.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “them”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  2. 2.Is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  3. 3.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
  4. 4.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thank”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  5. 5.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
  6. 6.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) tree (b) thirsty (c) top
  8. 8.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
  9. 9.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tin”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  10. 10.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “ten”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  11. 11.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  12. 12.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
  13. 13.Is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “tree”? (a) duck (b) tick (c) three
  15. 15.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
  16. 16.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
  17. 17.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “think”? (a) three (b) there (c) table
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “thick”? (a) ten (b) tick (c) three
  20. 20.Listen: is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  21. 21.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
  22. 22.Is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  23. 23.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “those”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  24. 24.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “there”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “three”? (a) thing (b) the (c) two
  26. 26.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tree”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) there (b) tall (c) door
  28. 28.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “that”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  29. 29.Is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “top”? (a) thumb (b) dive (c) tree
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “dust”? (a) tree (b) desk (c) there
  32. 32.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
  33. 33.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “the”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) there (b) dive (c) these
  35. 35.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirsty”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  36. 36.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tank”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  37. 37.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “those”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  38. 38.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
  39. 39.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “three”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “there”? (a) duck (b) they (c) den

Answer key

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

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