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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 311 · 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? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
  2. 2.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  3. 3.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
  4. 4.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  5. 5.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
  6. 6.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dog”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  7. 7.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thank”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) think (b) desk (c) there
  9. 9.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
  10. 10.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
  11. 11.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “two”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  12. 12.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
  13. 13.Is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  14. 14.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
  15. 15.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “this”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “desk”? (a) tall (b) these (c) dog
  17. 17.Listen: is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  18. 18.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “those”? (a) dark (b) there (c) duck
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “tin”? (a) three (b) this (c) table
  21. 21.Is the “th” in “they” 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 “thirsty”? (a) three (b) tin (c) tie
  23. 23.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thread”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) tall (b) thousand (c) those
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) desk (b) top (c) those
  26. 26.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) thumb (b) den (c) they
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “thousand”? (a) throw (b) tree (c) the
  29. 29.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “thank”? (a) tin (b) dust (c) throw
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “thick”? (a) two (b) throw (c) tie
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) the (b) throw (c) duck
  33. 33.Is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) those (b) tall (c) den
  35. 35.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “those”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  36. 36.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
  37. 37.Listen: is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  38. 38.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dive”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  39. 39.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “tick”? (a) think (b) two (c) thirty

Answer key

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

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