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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 313 · 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 “tick”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  2. 2.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
  3. 3.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) thing (b) tick (c) tank
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) two (b) think (c) tick
  6. 6.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
  7. 7.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) these (b) day (c) tank
  9. 9.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “top”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) dive (b) that (c) this
  11. 11.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) the (b) dark (c) dust
  13. 13.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tall”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) thread (b) there (c) desk
  15. 15.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  16. 16.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  17. 17.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
  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 “desk”? (a) thick (b) dark (c) then
  20. 20.Is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  21. 21.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) desk (b) thumb (c) them
  23. 23.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  24. 24.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
  25. 25.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “this”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) dark (b) that (c) duck
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) they (b) dare (c) the
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “ten”? (a) think (b) tank (c) thin
  29. 29.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) dog (b) tin (c) thumb
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) tall (b) dark (c) thread
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) tree (b) this (c) think
  33. 33.Listen: is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  34. 34.Listen: is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  35. 35.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
  36. 36.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “those”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  37. 37.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
  38. 38.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  39. 39.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  40. 40.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”

Answer key

  1. Behind your top teeth
  2. tin
  3. Behind your top teeth
  4. thing
  5. think
  6. thought
  7. day
  8. these
  9. Behind your top teeth
  10. dive
  11. Between your teeth
  12. the
  13. Behind your top teeth
  14. there
  15. as in “this”
  16. Between your teeth
  17. dough
  18. thick
  19. dark
  20. as in “thin”
  21. though
  22. them
  23. as in “thin”
  24. three
  25. Between your teeth
  26. that
  27. dare
  28. tank
  29. as in “thin”
  30. thumb
  31. thread
  32. tree
  33. as in “this”
  34. as in “thin”
  35. tank
  36. Between your teeth
  37. they
  38. as in “thin”
  39. Between your teeth
  40. as in “thin”

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