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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 394 · 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 “ten”? (a) thin (b) tree (c) thing
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) tank (b) thank (c) dare
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) thread (b) tree (c) dust
  4. 4.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “ten”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  5. 5.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “they”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) there (b) tie (c) dog
  7. 7.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
  8. 8.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  9. 9.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
  10. 10.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “duck”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  11. 11.Is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  12. 12.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
  13. 13.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
  14. 14.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
  15. 15.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dare”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) they (b) thirty (c) door
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) door (b) thick (c) they
  18. 18.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “dark”? (a) then (b) den (c) thank
  20. 20.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
  21. 21.Is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  22. 22.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
  23. 23.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “there”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  24. 24.Is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “tree”? (a) ten (b) think (c) thin
  26. 26.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) then (b) dog (c) thick
  28. 28.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tall”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  29. 29.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
  30. 30.Listen: is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  31. 31.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  32. 32.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  33. 33.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  34. 34.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
  35. 35.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  36. 36.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dark”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) think (b) den (c) these
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “top”? (a) ten (b) dark (c) thank
  39. 39.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “den”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “desk”? (a) the (b) thousand (c) day

Answer key

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

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