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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 364 · 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 starts with the same sound as “throw”? (a) then (b) top (c) three
  2. 2.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “then”? (a) day (b) there (c) three
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirty”? (a) thick (b) two (c) tick
  5. 5.Is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  6. 6.Is the “th” in “they” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) den (b) tick (c) the
  8. 8.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thread”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  9. 9.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  10. 10.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) thank (b) tick (c) then
  12. 12.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “door”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  13. 13.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “them”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  14. 14.Is the “th” in “thirsty” 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 “tall”? (a) dark (b) thirty (c) tank
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “thank”? (a) table (b) thin (c) tank
  17. 17.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  18. 18.Listen: is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “dark”? (a) that (b) there (c) den
  20. 20.Is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  21. 21.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirsty”? (a) door (b) tank (c) think
  23. 23.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “ten”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  24. 24.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “den”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  25. 25.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
  26. 26.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dust”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “desk”? (a) den (b) these (c) the
  28. 28.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  29. 29.Listen: is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  30. 30.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dare”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “thousand”? (a) those (b) top (c) think
  32. 32.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
  33. 33.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
  34. 34.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
  35. 35.Listen: is the “th” in “three” 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 “there”? (a) these (b) two (c) den
  37. 37.Is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  38. 38.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirty”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  39. 39.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thick”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “three”? (a) thirty (b) tin (c) tank

Answer key

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

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